Mayo carnitine total and free quantitative each specimen plasma 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

$378.95

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.

$583.00

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.

$16.35 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $583.00 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 $16.35 ↓ -96%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.51 ↓ -96%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.53 ↓ -96%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.53 ↓ -96%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.53 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.58 ↓ -96%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.70 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.86 ↓ -96%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.87 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $16.87 ↓ -96%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.21 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $22.44 ↓ -94%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.01 ↓ -94%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $28.34 ↓ -93%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $33.91 ↓ -91%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $33.91 ↓ -91%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.99 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.99 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $168.49 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $353.59 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $510.13 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $511.29 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $524.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $524.70 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $524.70 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $524.70 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $524.70 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $524.70 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $524.70 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $524.70 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $553.85 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $583.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $583.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $583.00 ↑ +54%

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Mayo carnitine total and free quantitative each specimen plasma at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $211.80 $16.87 – $16.87
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $311.35 $16.35 – $479.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $187.00 $16.35 – $87.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $121.55 $16.35 – $187.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $87.00 $16.53 – $87.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $56.55 $16.35 – $87.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $56.55 $16.35 – $87.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $222.60 not published

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