Brace or Splint Fitting and Training (each 15 minutes) 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

$98.80

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.

$152.00

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.

$24.06 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $195.00 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 $24.06 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.06 ↓ -76%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $24.57 ↓ -75%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $27.35 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $27.61 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $27.72 ↓ -72%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42.77 ↓ -57%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42.77 ↓ -57%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $42.77 ↓ -57%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.19 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $43.62 ↓ -56%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $44.51 ↓ -55%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $51.55 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $58.04 ↓ -41%
OSCAR OSCAR $59.53 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $73.32 ↓ -26%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
AETNA AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
AETNA EAP AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
COVENTRY AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
MERITAIN AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
WEBTPA AETNA $74.38 ↓ -25%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $74.55 ↓ -25%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.50 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $76.50 ↓ -23%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.50 ↓ -23%
QUALCARE QCCH $76.50 ↓ -23%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.50 ↓ -23%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.50 ↓ -23%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.50 ↓ -23%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $76.50 ↓ -23%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $80.75 ↓ -18%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $85.00 ↓ -14%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $85.00 ↓ -14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $85.00 ↓ -14%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $87.72 ↓ -11%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $87.72 ↓ -11%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +97%

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Brace or Splint Fitting and Training (each 15 minutes) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $57.60 $60.21 – $60.21
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $128.70 $78.39 – $198.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $128.70 $74.84 – $222.87
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $84.50 $27.35 – $301.50
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $169.00 $27.35 – $189.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $198.00 $54.33 – $198.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $128.70 $27.35 – $198.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $84.50 $27.35 – $350.00

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