Hemoglobin methemoglobin quantitative 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

$256.10

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.

$394.00

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.

$7.95 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $236.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $7.95 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $8.02 ↓ -97%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.04 ↓ -97%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.04 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.04 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $8.05 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.12 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.20 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $8.20 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.20 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.36 ↓ -97%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $10.91 ↓ -96%
OSCAR OSCAR $11.19 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $13.78 ↓ -95%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $16.48 ↓ -94%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $16.48 ↓ -94%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $66.79 ↓ -74%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $66.79 ↓ -74%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $68.20 ↓ -73%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $143.13 ↓ -44%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $206.97 ↓ -19%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.40 ↓ -17%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.40 ↓ -17%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $212.40 ↓ -17%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.40 ↓ -17%
QUALCARE QCCH $212.40 ↓ -17%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.40 ↓ -17%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.40 ↓ -17%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $212.40 ↓ -17%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $224.20 ↓ -12%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $236.00 ↓ -8%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $236.00 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $236.00 ↓ -8%

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Hemoglobin methemoglobin quantitative at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $68.40 $8.20 – $8.20
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $256.10 $7.95 – $394.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $74.75 $8.20 – $115.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $74.75 $43.47 – $129.44
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $74.75 $8.20 – $115.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $153.40 $7.95 – $236.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $74.75 $8.20 – $120.20
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $236.00 $7.95 – $236.00

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