Phenobarbital therapeutic drug level 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

$128.70

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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$198.00

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.

$14.83 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $140.00 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 $14.83 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $14.98 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.99 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.99 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.99 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $15.03 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.14 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.29 ↓ -88%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.30 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $15.30 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.61 ↓ -88%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $20.35 ↓ -84%
OSCAR OSCAR $20.87 ↓ -84%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $25.70 ↓ -80%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $30.75 ↓ -76%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $30.75 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $39.62 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $39.62 ↓ -69%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $40.46 ↓ -69%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $84.91 ↓ -34%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
WEBTPA AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
COVENTRY AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
MERITAIN AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
AETNA AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
AETNA EAP AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $122.50 ↓ -5%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $122.78 ↓ -5%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↓ -2%
QUALCARE QCCH $126.00 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.00 ↓ -2%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $126.00 ↓ -2%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $133.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $140.00 ↑ +9%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $140.00 ↑ +9%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $140.00 ↑ +9%

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Phenobarbital therapeutic drug level at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $121.80 $15.30 – $15.30
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $130.00 $14.83 – $200.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $120.90 $15.61 – $186.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $120.90 $15.61 – $209.36
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $102.70 $14.83 – $158.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $120.90 $15.61 – $194.41
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $237.00 $14.83 – $237.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $154.05 $14.83 – $194.00

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