An fluoro guide for cvp at MercyOne Clinton Medical Center

1410 N. Fourth St, Clinton, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1427093962

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

$755.30

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,162.00

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.

$328.85 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $1,162.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $328.85 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $328.85 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $335.82 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $704.75 ↓ -7%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,016.75 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,019.07 ↑ +35%
QUALCARE QCCH $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,045.80 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $1,103.90 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1,162.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,162.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,162.00 ↑ +54%

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An fluoro guide for cvp at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $232.20 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,162.00 $1.81 – $1,162.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $243.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $243.60 $49.64 – $70.04
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $510.17 $16.43 – $336.07
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $731.10 $16.43 – $731.10
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $484.00 $16.43 – $243.82
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $790.18 $16.43 – $290.39

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