Warde vitamin b6 (pyridoxine) 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

$248.30

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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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$382.00

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.

$27.23 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $287.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27.23 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.50 ↓ -89%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.54 ↓ -89%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.54 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.54 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $27.61 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $27.81 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.09 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $28.10 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $28.10 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $28.38 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.66 ↓ -88%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $29.51 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $37.37 ↓ -85%
OSCAR OSCAR $38.33 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $44.00 ↓ -82%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $47.21 ↓ -81%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $56.48 ↓ -77%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $56.48 ↓ -77%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $105.04 ↓ -58%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $166.46 ↓ -33%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $171.91 ↓ -31%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $173.38 ↓ -30%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $229.60 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $238.21 ↓ -4%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
COVENTRY AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
MERITAIN AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
WEBTPA AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
AETNA EAP AETNA $239.65 ↓ -3%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.30 ↑ +4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.30 ↑ +4%
UNITY UNITY HMO $258.30 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $258.30 ↑ +4%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.30 ↑ +4%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.30 ↑ +4%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.30 ↑ +4%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $258.30 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $287.00 ↑ +16%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $287.00 ↑ +16%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $287.00 ↑ +16%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $287.00 ↑ +16%

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Warde vitamin b6 (pyridoxine) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $86.42 $3.50 – $86.42
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $189.00 $28.10 – $28.10
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $203.45 $123.92 – $313.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $203.45 $118.31 – $352.31
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $186.55 $18.11 – $64.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $203.45 $119.63 – $313.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $256.10 $27.23 – $394.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $203.45 $28.10 – $327.15

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