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Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) 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

$432.90

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.

$666.00

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.

$98.79 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $666.00 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.79 ↓ -77%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.79 ↓ -77%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.79 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $99.78 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $100.77 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $102.83 ↓ -76%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $134.08 ↓ -69%
OSCAR OSCAR $137.53 ↓ -68%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $142.21 ↓ -67%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $143.64 ↓ -67%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $145.04 ↓ -66%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $145.61 ↓ -66%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $169.36 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $188.48 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $188.48 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $192.47 ↓ -56%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $202.63 ↓ -53%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $202.63 ↓ -53%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $254.66 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $254.66 ↓ -41%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $403.93 ↓ -7%
WEBTPA AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $582.75 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $584.08 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $599.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $599.40 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $599.40 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $599.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $599.40 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $599.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $599.40 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $599.40 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $632.70 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $666.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $666.00 ↑ +54%

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Diagnostic Mammogram (both breasts) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $413.31 $43.57 – $151.89
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $285.60 $43.57 – $168.87
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $445.90 $142.21 – $717.01
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $437.45 $98.64 – $673.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $270.60 $207.95 – $207.95
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $343.85 $98.79 – $529.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $445.90 $142.21 – $686.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $445.90 $142.21 – $772.16

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