Bausch health Ultrasound surg 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

$744.25

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.

$1,145.00

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.

$14.15 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $50.00 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $14.15 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $14.15 ↓ -98%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $14.45 ↓ -98%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.00 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.00 ↓ -96%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $30.33 ↓ -96%
AETNA EAP AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
AETNA AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
COVENTRY AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
MERITAIN AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
WEBTPA AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $43.75 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $43.85 ↓ -94%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.00 ↓ -94%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.00 ↓ -94%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.00 ↓ -94%
QUALCARE QCCH $45.00 ↓ -94%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.00 ↓ -94%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $45.00 ↓ -94%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.00 ↓ -94%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $45.00 ↓ -94%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $47.50 ↓ -94%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $50.00 ↓ -93%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $50.00 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $50.00 ↓ -93%

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Bausch health Ultrasound surg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $744.25 $17.85 – $50.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $744.25 $19.80 – $50.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $744.25 $18.90 – $56.28
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $744.25 $19.11 – $50.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $744.25 $11.75 – $50.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $744.25 $25.74 – $52.26
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,145.00 $10.05 – $50.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $744.25 $10.05 – $50.00

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