Glucose tolerance test (gtt) 3 specimens 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

$122.85

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$189.00

Gross charge

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$12.47 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $142.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — same scan, same building. Share

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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

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 $12.47 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.60 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.61 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.61 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.61 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.65 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.74 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.86 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.87 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.87 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.13 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.12 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.56 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $21.62 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $25.87 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $25.87 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $40.19 ↓ -67%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $40.19 ↓ -67%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $41.04 ↓ -67%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $86.12 ↓ -30%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
WEBTPA AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
COVENTRY AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
MERITAIN AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
AETNA AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
AETNA EAP AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $124.25 ↑ +1%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $124.53 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $127.80 ↑ +4%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $127.80 ↑ +4%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $127.80 ↑ +4%
QUALCARE QCCH $127.80 ↑ +4%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $127.80 ↑ +4%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $127.80 ↑ +4%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $127.80 ↑ +4%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $127.80 ↑ +4%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $134.90 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $142.00 ↑ +16%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $142.00 ↑ +16%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $142.00 ↑ +16%

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Glucose tolerance test (gtt) 3 specimens at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $67.20 $12.87 – $12.87
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $915.20 $12.47 – $62.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $92.30 $56.22 – $142.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $92.30 $21.62 – $159.84
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $92.30 $21.62 – $142.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $92.30 $12.47 – $114.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $92.30 $21.62 – $148.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $114.00 $12.47 – $114.00

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