Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate 6 or more targets 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

$354.25

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.

$545.00

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.

$154.24 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $545.00 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $154.24 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $154.24 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $157.51 ↓ -56%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $211.30 ↓ -40%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $213.37 ↓ -40%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $213.70 ↓ -40%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $213.70 ↓ -40%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $213.70 ↓ -40%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $214.20 ↓ -40%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $215.84 ↓ -39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $217.97 ↓ -38%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $218.06 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $218.06 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $222.42 ↓ -37%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $290.02 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $297.48 ↓ -16%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $330.54 ↓ -7%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $366.34 ↑ +3%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $438.30 ↑ +24%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $438.30 ↑ +24%
MERITAIN AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $476.88 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $477.97 ↑ +35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $490.50 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $490.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $490.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $490.50 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $490.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $490.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $490.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $490.50 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $517.75 ↑ +46%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $545.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $545.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $545.00 ↑ +54%

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Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate 6 or more targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $523.80 $218.06 – $218.06
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $354.25 $199.47 – $545.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,172.60 $9.09 – $500.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $325.00 $189.00 – $562.80
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $325.00 $191.10 – $500.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $354.25 $128.08 – $593.39
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $325.00 $257.35 – $522.60
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $545.00 $109.55 – $545.00

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