Drsg oasis ultr ster 3lyr 7x10 70sqcm -cost per sq cm 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

$41.79

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.

$64.30

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.

$11.73 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $60.55 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $11.73 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.85 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.90 ↓ -72%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.11 ↓ -71%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $17.14 ↓ -59%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $17.14 ↓ -59%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $17.50 ↓ -58%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.01 ↓ -45%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.28 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $30.28 ↓ -28%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.33 ↓ -13%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.33 ↓ -13%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $36.72 ↓ -12%
AETNA EAP AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
COVENTRY AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
MERITAIN AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
WEBTPA AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $52.98 ↑ +27%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $53.10 ↑ +27%
QUALCARE QCCH $54.50 ↑ +30%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.50 ↑ +30%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.50 ↑ +30%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.50 ↑ +30%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.50 ↑ +30%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.50 ↑ +30%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.50 ↑ +30%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $54.50 ↑ +30%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $57.52 ↑ +38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $60.55 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $60.55 ↑ +45%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $60.55 ↑ +45%

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Drsg oasis ultr ster 3lyr 7x10 70sqcm -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $41.79 $11.73 – $60.55
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $33.44 $19.18 – $48.44
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $41.79 $22.89 – $68.16
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $41.79 $23.14 – $60.55
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $41.79 $10.50 – $60.55
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $41.79 $31.17 – $63.29
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $64.30 $9.88 – $60.55
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $41.79 $9.88 – $60.55

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