Histamine 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

$125.45

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.

$193.00

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.

$28.61 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $193.00 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 $28.61 ↓ -77%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $28.89 ↓ -77%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.94 ↓ -77%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.94 ↓ -77%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.94 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $29.00 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.23 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.52 ↓ -76%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.53 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $29.53 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.12 ↓ -76%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $39.27 ↓ -69%
OSCAR OSCAR $40.28 ↓ -68%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $49.61 ↓ -60%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $54.62 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $54.62 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $55.78 ↓ -56%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $59.36 ↓ -53%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $59.36 ↓ -53%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $117.05 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $168.88 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $169.26 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $173.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $173.70 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $173.70 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $173.70 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $173.70 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $173.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $173.70 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $173.70 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $183.35 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $193.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $193.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $193.00 ↑ +54%

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Histamine at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $205.20 $29.53 – $29.53
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $121.55 $28.61 – $187.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $125.45 $28.61 – $193.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $59.80 $23.55 – $92.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $229.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $108.60 $42.16 – $90.52
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $131.95 $28.61 – $203.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $86.42 $17.72 – $56.93

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