Brace back epic lo 627 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

$140.30

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.

$215.85

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.

$41.83 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $215.85 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $41.83 ↓ -70%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $42.24 ↓ -70%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $42.41 ↓ -70%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.17 ↓ -69%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $61.09 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $61.09 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $62.38 ↓ -56%
OSCAR OSCAR $82.02 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $129.51 ↓ -8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $129.51 ↓ -8%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $129.51 ↓ -8%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $129.51 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $130.91 ↓ -7%
MERITAIN AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $188.87 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $189.30 ↑ +35%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $194.27 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $194.27 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $194.27 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $194.27 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $194.27 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $194.27 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $194.27 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $194.27 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $205.06 ↑ +46%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $215.85 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $215.85 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $215.85 ↑ +54%

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Brace back epic lo 627 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $140.30 $41.83 – $215.85
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $145.72 $88.75 – $224.18
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $140.30 $81.59 – $242.96
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $140.30 $82.50 – $215.85
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $140.30 $37.43 – $215.85
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $140.30 $111.10 – $225.61
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $215.85 $35.23 – $215.85
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $140.30 $35.23 – $215.85

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