Drain chst dry seal exp thorastat 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

$138.44

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.

$212.98

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.

$60.27 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $212.98 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 $60.27 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $60.27 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $61.55 ↓ -56%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $127.79 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $127.79 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $129.17 ↓ -7%
AETNA EAP AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $186.36 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $186.78 ↑ +35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $191.68 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $191.68 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $191.68 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $191.68 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $191.68 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $191.68 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $191.68 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $191.68 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $202.33 ↑ +46%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $212.98 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $212.98 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $212.98 ↑ +54%

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Drain chst dry seal exp thorastat at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $144.60 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $138.44 $76.03 – $212.98
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $143.78 $87.57 – $221.20
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $138.44 $80.51 – $239.73
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $138.44 $81.40 – $212.98
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $138.44 $50.05 – $212.98
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $138.44 $109.62 – $222.61
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $212.98 $42.81 – $212.98

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