Bundled special stain group 2 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

$160.55

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.

$247.00

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.

$33.96 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $284.72 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.96 ↓ -79%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.96 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $59.71 ↓ -63%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $59.71 ↓ -63%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $60.98 ↓ -62%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $122.52 ↓ -24%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $123.72 ↓ -23%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $124.20 ↓ -23%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $127.97 ↓ -20%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $135.93 ↓ -15%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $138.82 ↓ -14%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $138.82 ↓ -14%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $138.82 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $140.21 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $141.59 ↓ -12%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.48 ↓ -10%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
AETNA AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
AETNA EAP AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
WEBTPA AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
COVENTRY AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
MERITAIN AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $184.63 ↑ +15%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $185.05 ↑ +15%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $188.39 ↑ +17%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +18%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +18%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +18%
QUALCARE QCCH $189.90 ↑ +18%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +18%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +18%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $189.90 ↑ +18%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $189.90 ↑ +18%
OSCAR OSCAR $193.24 ↑ +20%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $200.45 ↑ +25%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $211.00 ↑ +31%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $211.00 ↑ +31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $211.00 ↑ +31%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $237.97 ↑ +48%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $284.72 ↑ +77%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $284.72 ↑ +77%

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Bundled special stain group 2 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $334.80 $51.35 – $123.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $176.15 $7.24 – $265.84
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $175.50 $106.89 – $270.00
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MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $175.50 $111.69 – $226.81
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