Ndl round specialty proguide 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

$1,221.47

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.

$1,879.19

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.

$10.03 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $35.45 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 $10.03 ↓ -99%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $10.03 ↓ -99%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $10.25 ↓ -99%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.27 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.27 ↓ -98%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $21.50 ↓ -98%
AETNA EAP AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
AETNA AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
COVENTRY AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
MERITAIN AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
WEBTPA AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $31.02 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $31.09 ↓ -97%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.91 ↓ -97%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.91 ↓ -97%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.91 ↓ -97%
QUALCARE QCCH $31.91 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.91 ↓ -97%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $31.91 ↓ -97%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.91 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31.91 ↓ -97%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $33.68 ↓ -97%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $35.45 ↓ -97%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $35.45 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $35.45 ↓ -97%

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Ndl round specialty proguide at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,221.47 $12.66 – $35.45
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,086.72 $11.23 – $28.36
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,221.47 $13.40 – $39.90
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,221.47 $13.55 – $35.45
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,221.47 $8.33 – $35.45
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,221.47 $18.25 – $37.05
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,879.19 $7.13 – $35.45
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,221.47 $7.13 – $35.45

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