Bln dil 900ml preperitnl 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

$2,036.55

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.

$3,133.15

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.

$189.75 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $670.49 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 $189.75 ↓ -91%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $189.75 ↓ -91%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $193.77 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $402.29 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $402.29 ↓ -80%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $406.65 ↓ -80%
AETNA EAP AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $586.68 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $588.02 ↓ -71%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $603.44 ↓ -70%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $603.44 ↓ -70%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $603.44 ↓ -70%
QUALCARE QCCH $603.44 ↓ -70%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $603.44 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $603.44 ↓ -70%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $603.44 ↓ -70%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $603.44 ↓ -70%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $636.97 ↓ -69%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $670.49 ↓ -67%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $670.49 ↓ -67%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $670.49 ↓ -67%

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Bln dil 900ml preperitnl at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,036.55 $239.36 – $670.49
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,449.50 $330.63 – $835.14
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,036.55 $253.45 – $754.70
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,036.55 $256.26 – $670.49
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,036.55 $157.57 – $670.49
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,036.55 $345.10 – $700.80
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $3,133.15 $134.77 – $670.49
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,036.55 $134.77 – $670.49

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