Membrane amnio clarix 4x3cm 1k -cost per sq cm 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

$2,873.32

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.

$4,420.50

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.

$106.53 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $376.43 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $106.53 ↓ -96%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $106.53 ↓ -96%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $108.79 ↓ -96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.22 ↓ -93%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $188.22 ↓ -93%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $228.30 ↓ -92%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
COVENTRY AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
WEBTPA AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
AETNA AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
AETNA EAP AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
MERITAIN AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $329.38 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $330.13 ↓ -89%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $338.79 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $338.79 ↓ -88%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $338.79 ↓ -88%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $338.79 ↓ -88%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $338.79 ↓ -88%
QUALCARE QCCH $338.79 ↓ -88%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $338.79 ↓ -88%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $338.79 ↓ -88%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $357.61 ↓ -88%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $376.43 ↓ -87%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $376.43 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $376.43 ↓ -87%

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Membrane amnio clarix 4x3cm 1k -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,873.32 $134.39 – $376.43
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2,730.00 $185.62 – $468.86
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,873.32 $142.29 – $423.71
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,873.32 $143.87 – $376.43
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,873.32 $88.46 – $376.43
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,873.32 $193.75 – $393.44
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $4,420.50 $75.66 – $376.43
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,873.32 $75.66 – $376.43

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