Amiodarone 150 mg/100 ml (1.5 mg/ml) in dextrose, iso-osmotic IV 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

$159.50

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

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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$159.50

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.

$13.05 with BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) vs $159.50 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $13.05 ↓ -92%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $56.94 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $58.38 ↓ -63%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $92.51 ↓ -42%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $95.54 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $96.35 ↓ -40%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $127.60 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $132.39 ↓ -17%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
AETNA EAP AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
WEBTPA AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
COVENTRY AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
MERITAIN AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $133.18 ↓ -17%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $143.55 ↓ -10%
UNITY UNITY HMO $143.55 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $143.55 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $143.55 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $143.55 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $143.55 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $143.55 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $143.55 ↓ -10%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $159.50 ↑ +0%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $159.50 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $159.50 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $159.50 ↑ +0%

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Amiodarone 150 mg/100 ml (1.5 mg/ml) in dextrose, iso-osmotic IV at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $25.11 $2.42 – $11.99
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $212.00 $31.32 – $212.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $159.50 $13.05 – $179.53
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $212.00 $13.05 – $159.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $212.00 $13.05 – $159.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $212.00 $13.05 – $159.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $212.00 $13.05 – $166.71
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $212.00 $11.46 – $57.00

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