Cefoxitin 1 gram 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

$64.00

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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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$64.00

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.

$4.52 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $12.65 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 $4.52 ↓ -93%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4.63 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.83 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.83 ↓ -89%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $7.34 ↓ -89%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $7.58 ↓ -88%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $7.64 ↓ -88%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $10.12 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $10.50 ↓ -84%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
COVENTRY AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
MERITAIN AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
AETNA EAP AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
AETNA AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
WEBTPA AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $10.56 ↓ -84%
UNITY UNITY HMO $11.39 ↓ -82%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11.39 ↓ -82%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11.39 ↓ -82%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $11.39 ↓ -82%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11.39 ↓ -82%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11.39 ↓ -82%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11.39 ↓ -82%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $11.39 ↓ -82%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $12.65 ↓ -80%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $12.65 ↓ -80%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $12.65 ↓ -80%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $12.65 ↓ -80%

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Cefoxitin 1 gram intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque not published $4.48 – $17.34
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $64.30 not published
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $64.00 $4.78 – $14.24
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $91.75 $25.97 – $91.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $64.00 $12.23 – $32.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $64.00 $2.97 – $12.65
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $12.65 $6.51 – $13.22
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $64.00 $2.54 – $12.65

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