Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) 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

$564.20

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.

$868.00

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.

$21.54 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $868.00 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 $21.54 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.75 ↓ -96%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.79 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.79 ↓ -96%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.79 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.84 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.00 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.22 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.23 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $22.23 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.67 ↓ -96%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $29.57 ↓ -95%
OSCAR OSCAR $30.33 ↓ -95%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $37.35 ↓ -93%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $44.68 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $44.68 ↓ -92%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $245.64 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $245.64 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $250.85 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $526.44 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $759.50 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $761.24 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $781.20 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $781.20 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $781.20 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $781.20 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $781.20 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $781.20 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $781.20 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $781.20 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $824.60 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $868.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $868.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $868.00 ↑ +54%

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Dhea-s (dehydroepiand sulfate) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $119.40 $22.23 – $22.23
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $308.75 $21.54 – $475.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $185.90 $113.23 – $286.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $185.90 $108.11 – $321.92
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $185.90 $109.31 – $286.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $204.10 $21.54 – $314.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $185.90 $147.20 – $298.93
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $270.00 $21.54 – $270.00

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