Calcium gluconate 100 mg/ml (10 %) 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

$90.75

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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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$90.75

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.

$15.64 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $43.80 with STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH — 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 $15.64 ↓ -83%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $16.03 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.65 ↓ -74%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.65 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $25.40 ↓ -72%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $26.24 ↓ -71%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $26.46 ↓ -71%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $35.04 ↓ -61%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $36.35 ↓ -60%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
COVENTRY AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
MERITAIN AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
AETNA EAP AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
WEBTPA AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $36.57 ↓ -60%
UNITY UNITY HMO $39.42 ↓ -57%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.42 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.42 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $39.42 ↓ -57%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.42 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.42 ↓ -57%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.42 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $39.42 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $43.80 ↓ -52%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $43.80 ↓ -52%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $43.80 ↓ -52%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $43.80 ↓ -52%

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Calcium gluconate 100 mg/ml (10 %) intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $52.50 $7.86 – $19.85
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $90.75 $16.56 – $49.30
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $52.50 $5.62 – $19.85
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $52.50 $16.74 – $43.80
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $52.50 $4.66 – $19.85
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $52.50 $22.54 – $45.78
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $52.50 $8.80 – $43.80
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $52.50 $8.80 – $43.80

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