Brachy source palladium-103 nonstranded 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

$275.00

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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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$275.00

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.

$32.43 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $138.81 with NOVA — 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 $32.43 ↓ -88%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $32.43 ↓ -88%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $33.11 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $67.68 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $67.68 ↓ -75%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $67.68 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $68.35 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $68.75 ↓ -75%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $68.75 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $69.03 ↓ -75%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $69.49 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $70.44 ↓ -74%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $91.85 ↓ -67%
OSCAR OSCAR $94.21 ↓ -66%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
AETNA AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
AETNA EAP AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
COVENTRY AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
MERITAIN AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
WEBTPA AETNA $100.26 ↓ -64%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $100.49 ↓ -63%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.12 ↓ -63%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.12 ↓ -63%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $103.12 ↓ -63%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.12 ↓ -63%
QUALCARE QCCH $103.12 ↓ -63%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.12 ↓ -63%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.12 ↓ -63%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $103.12 ↓ -63%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $108.85 ↓ -60%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $114.58 ↓ -58%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $114.58 ↓ -58%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $114.58 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $116.02 ↓ -58%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $138.81 ↓ -50%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $138.81 ↓ -50%

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Brachy source palladium-103 nonstranded at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $275.00 $40.91 – $129.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $275.00 $53.84 – $136.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $275.00 $43.31 – $128.97
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $275.00 $43.79 – $114.58
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $275.00 $26.93 – $129.60
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $275.00 $58.97 – $119.76
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $275.00 $23.03 – $129.60
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $275.00 $23.03 – $129.60

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