Calaspargase pegol-mknl 750 unit/ml intravenous solution 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

$77,352.35

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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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$77,352.35

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.

$27,614.79 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $77,352.35 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $27,614.79 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28,310.96 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $41,770.27 ↓ -46%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $41,770.27 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $44,864.36 ↓ -42%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $46,334.06 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $46,728.55 ↓ -40%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $61,881.88 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $64,202.45 ↓ -17%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
MERITAIN AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
AETNA EAP AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
COVENTRY AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
WEBTPA AETNA $64,589.21 ↓ -17%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
UNITY UNITY HMO $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69,617.12 ↓ -10%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $77,352.35 ↑ +0%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $77,352.35 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $77,352.35 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $77,352.35 ↑ +0%

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Calaspargase pegol-mknl 750 unit/ml intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque not published $76.39 – $205.85
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $77,352.35 $30,623.80 – $77,352.35
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $77,352.35 $29,239.19 – $87,067.81
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $77,352.35 $21,890.72 – $77,352.35
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $77,352.35 $29,564.07 – $77,352.35
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $77,352.35 $18,177.80 – $77,352.35
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $77,352.35 $39,813.25 – $80,848.68
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $77,352.35 $15,547.82 – $77,352.35

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