Drsg sht 5.625x4.625in std 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

$80.11

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.

$123.24

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.

$30.15 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $106.53 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 $30.15 ↓ -62%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $30.15 ↓ -62%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $30.79 ↓ -62%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $63.92 ↓ -20%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $63.92 ↓ -20%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $64.61 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
COVENTRY AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
WEBTPA AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
AETNA AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
AETNA EAP AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
MERITAIN AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $93.21 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $93.43 ↑ +17%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.88 ↑ +20%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.88 ↑ +20%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.88 ↑ +20%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $95.88 ↑ +20%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.88 ↑ +20%
QUALCARE QCCH $95.88 ↑ +20%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.88 ↑ +20%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.88 ↑ +20%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $101.20 ↑ +26%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $106.53 ↑ +33%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $106.53 ↑ +33%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $106.53 ↑ +33%

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Drsg sht 5.625x4.625in std at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $80.11 $38.03 – $106.53
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $95.08 $50.06 – $126.44
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $80.11 $40.27 – $119.91
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $80.11 $40.72 – $106.53
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $80.11 $25.03 – $106.53
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $80.11 $54.83 – $111.35
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $123.24 $21.41 – $106.53
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $80.11 $21.41 – $106.53

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