Foot drp splt w/exp heel lg 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

$275.11

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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.

$423.24

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.

$14.91 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $76.94 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $14.91 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $15.06 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15.12 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.39 ↓ -94%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $21.77 ↓ -92%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $21.77 ↓ -92%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $22.24 ↓ -92%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.24 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.16 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.16 ↓ -83%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $46.16 ↓ -83%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $46.16 ↓ -83%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $46.66 ↓ -83%
MERITAIN AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
AETNA AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
AETNA EAP AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
COVENTRY AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
WEBTPA AETNA $67.32 ↓ -76%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $67.48 ↓ -75%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $69.25 ↓ -75%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69.25 ↓ -75%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69.25 ↓ -75%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69.25 ↓ -75%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69.25 ↓ -75%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69.25 ↓ -75%
QUALCARE QCCH $69.25 ↓ -75%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $69.25 ↓ -75%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $73.09 ↓ -73%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $76.94 ↓ -72%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $76.94 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $76.94 ↓ -72%

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Foot drp splt w/exp heel lg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,258.46 $14.91 – $76.94
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $342.66 $36.15 – $91.32
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $275.11 $29.08 – $86.60
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $275.11 $29.52 – $77.24
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $275.11 $13.34 – $76.94
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $275.11 $39.60 – $80.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $423.24 $12.61 – $77.24
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $275.11 $12.61 – $77.24

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