Administration chemotherapy IV push 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

$364.00

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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$560.00

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.

$204.96 with HEALTH CHOICES 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $204.96 ↓ -44%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $246.40 ↓ -32%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $296.33 ↓ -19%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $299.24 ↓ -18%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $300.40 ↓ -17%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $321.78 ↓ -12%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $321.78 ↓ -12%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $321.78 ↓ -12%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $324.80 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $325.00 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $328.22 ↓ -10%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $331.63 ↓ -9%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $334.92 ↓ -8%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $335.44 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $338.30 ↓ -7%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $436.70 ↑ +20%
OSCAR OSCAR $447.93 ↑ +23%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $448.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $464.80 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $467.60 ↑ +28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $504.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $504.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $504.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $504.00 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $504.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $504.00 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $504.00 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $504.00 ↑ +38%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $514.19 ↑ +41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $551.63 ↑ +52%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $560.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $560.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $560.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $560.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $659.98 ↑ +81%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $659.98 ↑ +81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,237.00 ↑ +1064%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $4,237.00 ↑ +1064%

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Administration chemotherapy IV push single/initial substance/drug at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $587.88 $84.40 – $587.87
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $141.00 $152.75 – $317.50
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $523.90 $228.10 – $806.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $492.05 $389.63 – $791.22
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $356.20 $110.15 – $641.26
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $492.05 $312.65 – $757.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $154.20 $160.55 – $317.50
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $154.20 $87.38 – $187.61

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