Brace afo lg left 6607 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

$129.79

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.

$199.67

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.

$19.40 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $100.12 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $19.40 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $19.59 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $19.67 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.02 ↓ -85%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.33 ↓ -78%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.33 ↓ -78%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $28.93 ↓ -78%
OSCAR OSCAR $38.05 ↓ -71%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.07 ↓ -54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $60.07 ↓ -54%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $60.07 ↓ -54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $60.07 ↓ -54%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $60.72 ↓ -53%
AETNA EAP AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
AETNA AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
COVENTRY AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
MERITAIN AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
WEBTPA AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $87.61 ↓ -32%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $87.81 ↓ -32%
QUALCARE QCCH $90.11 ↓ -31%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $90.11 ↓ -31%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $90.11 ↓ -31%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $90.11 ↓ -31%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $90.11 ↓ -31%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $90.11 ↓ -31%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $90.11 ↓ -31%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $90.11 ↓ -31%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $95.11 ↓ -27%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $100.12 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $100.12 ↓ -23%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $100.12 ↓ -23%

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Brace afo lg left 6607 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $129.79 $19.40 – $100.12
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $134.80 $47.05 – $118.84
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $129.79 $37.85 – $112.70
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $129.79 $38.27 – $100.12
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $129.79 $17.36 – $100.12
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $129.79 $51.53 – $104.65
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $199.67 $16.34 – $100.12
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $129.79 $16.34 – $100.12

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