Cap nerve 2x15mm 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

$24,158.39

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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$37,166.76

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.

$15.31 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $54.10 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 $15.31 ↓ -100%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.31 ↓ -100%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $15.63 ↓ -100%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $32.46 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $32.46 ↓ -100%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $32.81 ↓ -100%
AETNA EAP AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
AETNA AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
COVENTRY AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
MERITAIN AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
WEBTPA AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $47.34 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $47.45 ↓ -100%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.69 ↓ -100%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.69 ↓ -100%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.69 ↓ -100%
QUALCARE QCCH $48.69 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.69 ↓ -100%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $48.69 ↓ -100%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.69 ↓ -100%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $48.69 ↓ -100%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $51.40 ↓ -100%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $54.10 ↓ -100%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $54.10 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $54.10 ↓ -100%

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Cap nerve 2x15mm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $4,955.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $24,158.39 $19.31 – $54.10
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $28,107.49 $17.13 – $43.28
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $24,158.39 $20.45 – $60.89
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $24,158.39 $20.68 – $54.10
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $24,158.39 $12.71 – $54.10
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $24,158.39 $27.85 – $56.55
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $37,166.76 $10.87 – $54.10

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