Etonogestrel implant system 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

$6,376.80

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.

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$6,376.80

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.

$1,194.50 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $6,376.80 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 $1,194.50 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,206.21 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,210.90 ↓ -81%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,804.63 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,804.63 ↓ -72%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $1,842.90 ↓ -71%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,826.08 ↓ -40%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,826.08 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $3,867.53 ↓ -39%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
AETNA AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
AETNA EAP AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
COVENTRY AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
MERITAIN AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
WEBTPA AETNA $5,579.70 ↓ -13%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $5,592.45 ↓ -12%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
QUALCARE QCCH $5,739.12 ↓ -10%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $6,057.96 ↓ -5%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $6,376.80 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $6,376.80 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $6,376.80 ↑ +0%

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Etonogestrel implant system at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,947.42 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $2,163.77 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $2,163.77 $1,041.47 – $2,236.10
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $1,345.60 $1,007.40 – $1,214.63
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $1,345.60 $1,007.40 – $3,270.62
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $1,345.60 $1,007.40 – $1,214.63
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $1,345.60 $1,007.40 – $1,214.63
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $1,345.60 $1,007.40 – $1,214.63

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