Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block 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

$203.45

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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$313.00

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.

$88.58 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $364.58 with CLAIMDOC — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $88.58 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $88.58 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $90.46 ↓ -56%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $92.09 ↓ -55%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $156.89 ↓ -23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $157.25 ↓ -23%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $157.25 ↓ -23%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $158.43 ↓ -22%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $159.04 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $174.06 ↓ -14%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.76 ↓ -13%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.76 ↓ -13%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.76 ↓ -13%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $179.53 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $181.31 ↓ -11%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $185.01 ↓ -9%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $189.83 ↓ -7%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $241.24 ↑ +19%
OSCAR OSCAR $247.45 ↑ +22%
WEBTPA AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $273.88 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $274.50 ↑ +35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $281.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $281.70 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $281.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $281.70 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $281.70 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $281.70 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $281.70 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $281.70 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $297.35 ↑ +46%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $304.73 ↑ +50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $313.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $313.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $364.58 ↑ +79%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $364.58 ↑ +79%

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Consultation pathology during surgery frozen section first tissue block at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $66.00 $57.20 – $164.03
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $203.45 $33.03 – $340.41
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $173.00 $33.03 – $221.74
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $274.95 $92.09 – $329.20
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $128.05 $92.09 – $205.90
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $333.00 $35.88 – $333.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $216.45 $35.88 – $333.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $197.00 $54.06 – $197.00

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