Vasopressin 20 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

$105.80

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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.

$105.80

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.

$37.77 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $105.80 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 $37.77 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $38.72 ↓ -63%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.13 ↓ -46%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.13 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $61.36 ↓ -42%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $63.37 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $63.91 ↓ -40%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $84.64 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $87.81 ↓ -17%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
COVENTRY AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
MERITAIN AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
AETNA EAP AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
AETNA AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
WEBTPA AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $88.34 ↓ -17%
UNITY UNITY HMO $95.22 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.22 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.22 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $95.22 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.22 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.22 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.22 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.22 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $105.80 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $105.80 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $105.80 ↑ +0%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $105.80 ↑ +0%

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Vasopressin 20 unit/ml intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $388.58 not published
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $105.80 $39.99 – $119.09
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $105.80 $29.94 – $105.80
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $726.75 $277.76 – $726.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $726.75 $11.59 – $49.30
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $726.75 $9.92 – $49.35
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $109.50 $22.01 – $109.50
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $49.30 $13.53 – $49.30

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