Injection for shoulder arthrogram or enhanced ct/mri shoulder arthography (both sides) 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

$892.45

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$1,373.00

Gross charge

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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.

$259.23 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $916.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $259.23 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $259.23 ↓ -71%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $264.72 ↓ -70%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $555.55 ↓ -38%
AETNA EAP AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
AETNA AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
COVENTRY AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
MERITAIN AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
WEBTPA AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $801.50 ↓ -10%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $803.33 ↓ -10%
QUALCARE QCCH $824.40 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $824.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $824.40 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $824.40 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $824.40 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $824.40 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $824.40 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $824.40 ↓ -8%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $870.20 ↓ -2%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $916.00 ↑ +3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $916.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $916.00 ↑ +3%

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Injection for shoulder arthrogram or enhanced ct/mri shoulder arthography (both sides) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $504.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $722.15 $264.18 – $740.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $788.45 $190.12 – $3,576.15
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,095.00 $146.73 – $730.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $711.75 $146.73 – $730.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $535.60 $356.85 – $549.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $1,124.50 $295.17 – $1,153.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $582.60 not published

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