Doxorubicin, pegylated liposomal 2 mg/ml intravenous suspension at MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center

3421 W. 9th St, Waterloo, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1700827896

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

$2,069.55

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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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$2,069.55

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.

$297.22 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $1,264.75 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $297.22 ↓ -86%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $297.22 ↓ -86%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $342.45 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $345.81 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $347.16 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $701.94 ↓ -66%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $701.94 ↓ -66%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $829.68 ↓ -60%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $897.97 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $897.97 ↓ -57%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $897.97 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $897.97 ↓ -57%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $897.97 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $897.97 ↓ -57%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
AETNA AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,129.42 ↓ -45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $1,176.22 ↓ -43%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,264.75 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,264.75 ↓ -39%

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Doxorubicin, pegylated liposomal 2 mg/ml intravenous suspension at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $507.44 $111.13 – $236.57
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,785.36 $109.28 – $152.99
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $7,093.75 $342.45 – $1,920.95
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $7,093.75 $760.50 – $1,920.95
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $7,093.75 $726.12 – $2,162.22
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $7,093.75 $342.45 – $1,920.95
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $7,093.75 $734.19 – $1,920.95
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $7,093.75 $342.45 – $1,920.95

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