Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 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

$503.75

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.

$775.00

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.

$82.47 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $775.00 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 $82.47 ↓ -84%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $83.28 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $83.40 ↓ -83%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $83.40 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $83.40 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $83.60 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $84.23 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $85.07 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $85.10 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $85.10 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $86.80 ↓ -83%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $113.18 ↓ -78%
OSCAR OSCAR $116.09 ↓ -77%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $142.97 ↓ -72%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $171.05 ↓ -66%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $171.05 ↓ -66%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $219.33 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $219.33 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $223.98 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $470.04 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $678.13 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $679.68 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $697.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $697.50 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $697.50 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $697.50 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $697.50 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $697.50 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $697.50 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $697.50 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $736.25 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $775.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $775.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $775.00 ↑ +54%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $405.00 $85.10 – $85.10
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $390.00 $82.47 – $600.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $219.05 $133.42 – $337.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $219.05 $127.39 – $379.33
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $219.05 $85.10 – $337.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $706.55 $82.47 – $1,087.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $219.05 $85.10 – $352.23
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $685.00 $82.47 – $685.00

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