Ghs fish cytogen 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

$111.80

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.

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.

$172.00

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.

$20.76 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $172.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $20.76 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $20.96 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.99 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.99 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.99 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.04 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.20 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.41 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.42 ↓ -81%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.42 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.85 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $28.49 ↓ -75%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.22 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $35.99 ↓ -68%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $43.05 ↓ -61%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $43.05 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.68 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $48.68 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $49.71 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $104.32 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $150.50 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $150.84 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $154.80 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $154.80 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $163.40 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $172.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $172.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $172.00 ↑ +54%

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Ghs fish cytogen at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $186.00 $21.42 – $21.42
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $111.80 $20.76 – $172.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $135.85 $20.99 – $209.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $111.80 $20.76 – $172.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $135.85 $20.76 – $209.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $111.80 $20.76 – $102.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $207.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $173.40 $52.70 – $113.15

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