Cyclosporine 250 mg/5 ml intravenous solution 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

$137.50

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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$137.50

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.

$38.91 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $137.50 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 $38.91 ↓ -72%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $38.91 ↓ -72%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $39.74 ↓ -71%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $82.50 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $82.50 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $83.39 ↓ -39%
AETNA EAP AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
AETNA AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
COVENTRY AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
MERITAIN AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
WEBTPA AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $120.31 ↓ -13%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $120.59 ↓ -12%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $123.75 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $123.75 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $123.75 ↓ -10%
QUALCARE QCCH $123.75 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $123.75 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $123.75 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $123.75 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $123.75 ↓ -10%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $130.63 ↓ -5%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $137.50 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $137.50 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $137.50 ↑ +0%

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Cyclosporine 250 mg/5 ml intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $128.89 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $137.50 $49.09 – $137.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $137.50 $54.44 – $137.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $137.50 $51.98 – $154.77
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $137.50 $52.55 – $137.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $137.50 $32.31 – $137.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $137.50 $70.77 – $143.72
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $137.50 $27.64 – $137.50

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