Blood gases ph venous 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

$71.50

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.

$110.00

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.

$10.66 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $110.00 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 $10.66 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.76 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.78 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.78 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.78 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.81 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $10.89 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.00 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.00 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $11.00 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.22 ↓ -84%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $14.63 ↓ -80%
OSCAR OSCAR $15.01 ↓ -79%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $18.48 ↓ -74%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $22.11 ↓ -69%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $22.11 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $31.13 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $31.13 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $31.79 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $66.72 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $96.25 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $96.47 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.00 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $99.00 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.00 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $99.00 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $104.50 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $110.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $110.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $110.00 ↑ +54%

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Blood gases ph venous at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $48.60 $11.00 – $11.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $71.50 $10.66 – $110.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $68.25 $10.78 – $105.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $68.25 $10.78 – $105.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $68.25 $10.78 – $105.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $76.00 $10.66 – $76.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $49.40 $10.66 – $76.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $142.00 $10.78 – $142.00

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