Cholinesterase 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

$66.30

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.

$102.00

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.

$7.63 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $102.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $7.63 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $7.70 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7.71 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7.71 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7.71 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $7.73 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7.79 ↓ -88%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.87 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $7.87 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $7.87 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.03 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $10.47 ↓ -84%
OSCAR OSCAR $10.74 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $13.22 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $15.82 ↓ -76%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $15.82 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.87 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.87 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $29.48 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $61.86 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $89.25 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $89.45 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.80 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $91.80 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.80 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $91.80 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $96.90 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $102.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $102.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $102.00 ↑ +54%

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Cholinesterase at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $58.80 $7.87 – $7.87
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $66.30 $7.63 – $102.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $73.45 $44.74 – $113.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $73.45 $42.71 – $127.19
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $66.30 $7.63 – $102.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $73.45 $58.16 – $118.11
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $160.00 $7.63 – $160.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $104.00 $7.63 – $160.00

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