Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe streptococcus group a 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

$360.75

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.

$194.00

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.

$33.68 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $119.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.68 ↓ -91%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.68 ↓ -91%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $34.01 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $34.34 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -90%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $34.39 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $34.47 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.73 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.08 ↓ -90%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.79 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $46.67 ↓ -87%
OSCAR OSCAR $47.87 ↓ -87%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $58.95 ↓ -84%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↓ -80%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $72.17 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
AETNA EAP AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $104.13 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $104.36 ↓ -71%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $107.10 ↓ -70%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $107.10 ↓ -70%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $107.10 ↓ -70%
QUALCARE QCCH $107.10 ↓ -70%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $107.10 ↓ -70%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $107.10 ↓ -70%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $107.10 ↓ -70%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $107.10 ↓ -70%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $113.05 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $119.00 ↓ -67%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $119.00 ↓ -67%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $119.00 ↓ -67%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe streptococcus group a at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $91.20 $35.09 – $35.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $67.60 $34.01 – $104.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $100.10 $60.97 – $154.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $100.10 $58.21 – $173.34
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $67.60 $24.44 – $104.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $100.10 $79.26 – $160.96
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $184.00 $34.01 – $184.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $193.00 $34.01 – $193.00

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