Culture bact stool aero addl path ea 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

$63.70

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.

$98.00

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.

$9.15 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $87.00 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 $9.15 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $9.24 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.25 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.25 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.25 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $9.27 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.34 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.44 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.44 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $9.44 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $9.63 ↓ -85%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $12.56 ↓ -80%
OSCAR OSCAR $12.88 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $15.86 ↓ -75%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $18.97 ↓ -70%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $18.97 ↓ -70%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.62 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.62 ↓ -61%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $25.14 ↓ -61%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $52.77 ↓ -17%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
WEBTPA AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
COVENTRY AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
MERITAIN AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
AETNA AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
AETNA EAP AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $76.13 ↑ +20%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $76.30 ↑ +20%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.30 ↑ +23%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.30 ↑ +23%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.30 ↑ +23%
QUALCARE QCCH $78.30 ↑ +23%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.30 ↑ +23%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.30 ↑ +23%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $78.30 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $78.30 ↑ +23%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $82.65 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $87.00 ↑ +37%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $87.00 ↑ +37%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $87.00 ↑ +37%

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Culture bact stool aero addl path ea at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $75.60 $9.44 – $9.44
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $56.55 $9.15 – $81.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $52.65 $30.62 – $91.17
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $52.65 $41.69 – $84.66
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $79.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $36.60 $5.10 – $10.95
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $38.58 $5.66 – $25.41
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $38.58 $3.50 – $38.58

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