Diazepam 5 mg/ml injection solution (wrapper) 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

$111.85

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.

$111.85

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.

$31.65 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $111.85 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 $31.65 ↓ -72%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $31.65 ↓ -72%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $32.32 ↓ -71%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $67.11 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $67.11 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $67.84 ↓ -39%
AETNA EAP AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
AETNA AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
COVENTRY AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
MERITAIN AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
WEBTPA AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $97.87 ↓ -12%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $98.09 ↓ -12%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.67 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.67 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.67 ↓ -10%
QUALCARE QCCH $100.67 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.67 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $100.67 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.67 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $100.67 ↓ -10%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $106.26 ↓ -5%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $111.85 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $111.85 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $111.85 ↑ +0%

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Diazepam 5 mg/ml injection solution (wrapper) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $68.15 $24.33 – $68.15
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $250.05 $68.31 – $172.55
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $68.15 $25.76 – $76.71
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $97.75 $37.36 – $97.75
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $108.95 $25.60 – $108.95
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $250.05 $56.08 – $113.87
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $250.05 $34.68 – $172.55
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $111.85 $22.48 – $111.85

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