Iopamidol 300 mg iodine/ml (61 %) 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

$227.50

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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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$227.50

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.

$4.19 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $11.75 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

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 $4.19 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $4.30 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.35 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $6.35 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $6.82 ↓ -97%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $7.04 ↓ -97%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $7.10 ↓ -97%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $9.40 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $9.75 ↓ -96%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
COVENTRY AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
MERITAIN AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
AETNA EAP AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
AETNA AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
WEBTPA AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $9.81 ↓ -96%
UNITY UNITY HMO $10.58 ↓ -95%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10.58 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10.58 ↓ -95%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $10.58 ↓ -95%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10.58 ↓ -95%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10.58 ↓ -95%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10.58 ↓ -95%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $10.58 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $11.75 ↓ -95%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $11.75 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $11.75 ↓ -95%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $11.75 ↓ -95%

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Iopamidol 300 mg iodine/ml (61 %) intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $13.83 $0.14 – $1.18
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $484.73 not published
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $220.25 $46.42 – $117.25
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $227.50 $4.44 – $13.23
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $431.50 $3.33 – $11.75
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $227.50 $4.49 – $11.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $227.50 $2.76 – $11.75
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $431.50 $60.35 – $122.55

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