Decitabine 50 mg 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

$224.90

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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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$224.90

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.

$80.29 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $224.90 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 $80.29 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.31 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $121.45 ↓ -46%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $121.45 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $130.44 ↓ -42%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $134.72 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $135.86 ↓ -40%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $179.92 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $186.67 ↓ -17%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
COVENTRY AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
MERITAIN AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
AETNA EAP AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
WEBTPA AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $187.79 ↓ -17%
UNITY UNITY HMO $202.41 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $202.41 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $202.41 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $202.41 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $202.41 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $202.41 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $202.41 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $202.41 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $224.90 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $224.90 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $224.90 ↑ +0%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $224.90 ↑ +0%

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Decitabine 50 mg intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,930.68 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $224.90 $89.04 – $224.90
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $224.90 $85.01 – $253.15
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $459.90 $130.15 – $459.90
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $224.90 $85.96 – $224.90
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $224.90 $52.85 – $224.90
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $224.90 $115.76 – $235.07
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $224.90 $45.20 – $224.90

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