Collar cerv adlt perfit ace extric 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

$34.12

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.

$52.50

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.

$1.28 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $4.52 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1.28 ↓ -96%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1.28 ↓ -96%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $1.31 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.71 ↓ -92%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.71 ↓ -92%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $2.74 ↓ -92%
AETNA EAP AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
AETNA AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
COVENTRY AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
MERITAIN AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $3.96 ↓ -88%
WEBTPA AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $3.96 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.07 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.07 ↓ -88%
QUALCARE QCCH $4.07 ↓ -88%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.07 ↓ -88%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.07 ↓ -88%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.07 ↓ -88%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $4.07 ↓ -88%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $4.07 ↓ -88%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $4.29 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $4.52 ↓ -87%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $4.52 ↓ -87%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $4.52 ↓ -87%

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MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $50.43 $1.61 – $4.52
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $27.30 $7.16 – $18.08
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