Methotrexate sodium (pf) 1 gram solution for injection 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

$292.50

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.

$292.50

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.

$43.30 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $153.00 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.30 ↓ -85%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.30 ↓ -85%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $44.22 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $91.80 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $91.80 ↓ -69%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $92.79 ↓ -68%
AETNA EAP AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
COVENTRY AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
MERITAIN AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
WEBTPA AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $133.88 ↓ -54%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $134.18 ↓ -54%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $137.70 ↓ -53%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $137.70 ↓ -53%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $137.70 ↓ -53%
QUALCARE QCCH $137.70 ↓ -53%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $137.70 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $137.70 ↓ -53%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $137.70 ↓ -53%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $137.70 ↓ -53%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $145.35 ↓ -50%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $153.00 ↓ -48%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $153.00 ↓ -48%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $153.00 ↓ -48%

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Methotrexate sodium (pf) 1 gram solution for injection at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $106.46 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $292.50 $16.99 – $47.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $292.50 $6.12 – $15.45
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $292.50 $17.99 – $53.58
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $292.50 $58.48 – $153.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $292.50 $35.96 – $153.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $292.50 $7.95 – $16.15
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $292.50 $3.11 – $15.45

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