Administration chemotherapy IV infusion up to 1 hour single/initial substance/drug at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center

250 Mercy Drive, Dubuque, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1659348506

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$561.60

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$864.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$296.33 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $4,237.00 with GEHA — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $296.33 ↓ -47%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $299.24 ↓ -47%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $300.40 ↓ -47%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $316.22 ↓ -44%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $321.78 ↓ -43%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $321.78 ↓ -43%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $321.78 ↓ -43%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $325.00 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $328.22 ↓ -42%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $331.63 ↓ -41%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $334.92 ↓ -40%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $380.16 ↓ -32%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $436.70 ↓ -22%
OSCAR OSCAR $447.93 ↓ -20%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $501.12 ↓ -11%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $514.19 ↓ -8%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $517.54 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $521.94 ↓ -7%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $551.63 ↓ -2%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $659.98 ↑ +18%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $659.98 ↑ +18%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $691.20 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $717.12 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $721.44 ↑ +28%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $777.60 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $777.60 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $777.60 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $777.60 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $777.60 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $777.60 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $777.60 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $777.60 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $864.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $864.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $864.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $864.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,237.00 ↑ +654%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,237.00 ↑ +654%

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Administration chemotherapy IV infusion up to 1 hour single/initial substance/drug at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $587.88 $108.88 – $587.87
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $367.80 $317.50 – $398.45
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $543.40 $330.97 – $836.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $543.40 $316.01 – $941.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $831.35 $304.16 – $1,279.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $543.40 $319.52 – $836.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $486.85 $176.02 – $1,293.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $543.40 $430.29 – $873.79

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