Collar extrication adult univ 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

$41.92

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.

$64.50

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.

$18.25 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $64.50 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 $18.25 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.25 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $18.64 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $38.70 ↓ -8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $38.70 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $39.12 ↓ -7%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $56.44 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $56.57 ↑ +35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.05 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.05 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.05 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $58.05 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.05 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $58.05 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.05 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $58.05 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $61.28 ↑ +46%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $64.50 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $64.50 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $64.50 ↑ +54%

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Collar extrication adult univ at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $41.92 $23.03 – $64.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $41.92 $24.38 – $72.60
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $41.92 $24.65 – $64.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $41.92 $15.16 – $64.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $41.92 $33.20 – $67.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $64.50 $12.96 – $64.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $41.92 $12.96 – $64.50
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $64.50 $17.70 – $64.50

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