Ghs protoporphyrins fract 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

$27.95

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.

$43.00

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.

$9.06 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $32.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9.06 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9.06 ↓ -68%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $9.25 ↓ -67%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $13.90 ↓ -50%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $14.04 ↓ -50%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.06 ↓ -50%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.06 ↓ -50%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.06 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $14.09 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.20 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.34 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.35 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.35 ↓ -49%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.64 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $19.09 ↓ -32%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $19.41 ↓ -31%
OSCAR OSCAR $19.58 ↓ -30%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $24.11 ↓ -14%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
AETNA EAP AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
AETNA AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
COVENTRY AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
MERITAIN AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
WEBTPA AETNA $28.00 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $28.06 ↑ +0%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.80 ↑ +3%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.80 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.80 ↑ +3%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.80 ↑ +3%
QUALCARE QCCH $28.80 ↑ +3%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.80 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $28.80 ↑ +3%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $28.80 ↑ +3%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $28.84 ↑ +3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $28.84 ↑ +3%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $30.40 ↑ +9%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $32.00 ↑ +14%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $32.00 ↑ +14%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $32.00 ↑ +14%

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Ghs protoporphyrins fract at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $85.20 $14.35 – $14.35
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $127.40 $13.90 – $196.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $95.40 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $95.40 $23.12 – $49.64
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $64.28 $8.61 – $42.34
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $64.28 $3.50 – $64.28
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $64.28 $8.61 – $32.38
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $64.28 $8.61 – $23.62

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