Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 6-11 targets 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

$357.50

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.

$550.00

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.

$155.65 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $550.00 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 $155.65 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $155.65 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $158.95 ↓ -56%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $254.84 ↓ -29%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $257.34 ↓ -28%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.73 ↓ -28%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.73 ↓ -28%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.73 ↓ -28%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $258.33 ↓ -28%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $260.31 ↓ -27%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $262.88 ↓ -26%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $262.99 ↓ -26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $262.99 ↓ -26%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $268.25 ↓ -25%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $333.58 ↓ -7%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $349.78 ↓ -2%
OSCAR OSCAR $358.77 ↑ +0%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $441.82 ↑ +24%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $481.25 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $482.35 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $495.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $495.00 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $495.00 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $495.00 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $495.00 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $495.00 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $495.00 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $495.00 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $522.50 ↑ +46%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $528.61 ↑ +48%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $528.61 ↑ +48%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $550.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $550.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $550.00 ↑ +54%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 6-11 targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $357.50 $201.30 – $550.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $414.05 $252.19 – $637.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $414.05 $240.79 – $717.01
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $357.50 $129.25 – $715.64
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $414.05 $260.31 – $665.79
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $559.00 $112.36 – $559.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $311.00 $62.51 – $528.61
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $637.00 $174.79 – $637.00

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