Ot evaluation low complexity patient/family 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

$189.80

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.

$292.00

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.

$72.58 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $292.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $72.58 ↓ -62%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $73.29 ↓ -61%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $73.58 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.64 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.64 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $84.39 ↓ -56%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $94.74 ↓ -50%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $94.74 ↓ -50%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $94.74 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $95.68 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $96.63 ↓ -49%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $98.60 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $128.57 ↓ -32%
OSCAR OSCAR $131.88 ↓ -31%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $162.41 ↓ -14%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $177.10 ↓ -7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $194.31 ↑ +2%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $194.31 ↑ +2%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +3%
AETNA AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $255.50 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $256.08 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $262.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $262.80 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $262.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $262.80 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $262.80 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $262.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $262.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $262.80 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $277.40 ↑ +46%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $292.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $292.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $292.00 ↑ +54%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $202.80 $128.99 – $128.99
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $179.40 $109.27 – $276.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $179.40 $104.33 – $310.67
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $179.40 $105.49 – $276.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $229.45 $72.58 – $353.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $179.40 $142.06 – $288.48
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $407.00 $72.58 – $388.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $276.00 $75.73 – $276.00

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