Paclitaxel 6 mg/ml concentrate,intravenous at MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center

1111 Third St. SW, Dyersville, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1205816725

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$328.00

Cash price

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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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$328.00

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.

$3.60 with BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS vs $41.31 with NOVA — 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
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $3.60 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $13.87 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.34 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $20.76 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.96 ↓ -94%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.35 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.79 ↓ -93%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $22.32 ↓ -93%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.66 ↓ -93%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $25.46 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $25.69 ↓ -92%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $25.83 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $25.95 ↓ -92%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $27.33 ↓ -92%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
AETNA EAP AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
WEBTPA AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
COVENTRY AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
MERITAIN AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
AETNA AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $30.35 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.03 ↓ -90%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $33.03 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.03 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -90%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -90%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -90%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -90%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $33.03 ↓ -90%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $34.53 ↓ -89%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $36.70 ↓ -89%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $36.70 ↓ -89%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $41.31 ↓ -87%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $41.31 ↓ -87%

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Paclitaxel 6 mg/ml concentrate,intravenous at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $938.32 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $328.00 $3.60 – $177.12
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $328.00 $3.60 – $36.70
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $253.00 $3.60 – $151.80
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $328.00 $3.60 – $36.70
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $328.00 $3.60 – $301.43
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $328.00 $3.60 – $38.36
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $328.00 $3.60 – $36.70

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