Analysis gene f2 20210g>a variant 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

$446.55

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.

$687.00

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.

$63.66 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $364.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $63.66 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $64.28 ↓ -86%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.38 ↓ -86%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.38 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $64.38 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $64.53 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.02 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $65.66 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $65.69 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $65.69 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $67.00 ↓ -85%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $87.37 ↓ -80%
OSCAR OSCAR $89.61 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $103.01 ↓ -77%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $103.01 ↓ -77%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $105.20 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $110.36 ↓ -75%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $132.04 ↓ -70%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $132.04 ↓ -70%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $220.77 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
COVENTRY AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
MERITAIN AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
AETNA EAP AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
WEBTPA AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $318.50 ↓ -29%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $319.23 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $327.60 ↓ -27%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $327.60 ↓ -27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $327.60 ↓ -27%
QUALCARE QCCH $327.60 ↓ -27%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $327.60 ↓ -27%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $327.60 ↓ -27%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $327.60 ↓ -27%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $327.60 ↓ -27%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $345.80 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $364.00 ↓ -18%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $364.00 ↓ -18%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $364.00 ↓ -18%

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Analysis gene f2 20210g>a variant at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $195.00 $65.69 – $65.69
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $446.55 $63.66 – $687.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $110.50 $67.30 – $170.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $110.50 $64.26 – $191.35
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $110.50 $64.97 – $170.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $446.55 $63.66 – $380.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $110.50 $87.50 – $177.68
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $272.00 $54.67 – $272.00

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