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PSA (Prostate) Test 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

$380.90

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.

$269.00

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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $182.00 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -98%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $17.82 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $17.99 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.02 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.02 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.02 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $18.06 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.20 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.38 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.39 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.39 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.76 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24.46 ↓ -94%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.09 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30.90 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.96 ↓ -90%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.96 ↓ -90%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $51.51 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $51.51 ↓ -86%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $52.60 ↓ -86%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $110.38 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
COVENTRY AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
AETNA AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
MERITAIN AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
AETNA EAP AETNA $159.25 ↓ -58%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $159.61 ↓ -58%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $163.80 ↓ -57%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $163.80 ↓ -57%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $163.80 ↓ -57%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $163.80 ↓ -57%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $163.80 ↓ -57%
QUALCARE QCCH $163.80 ↓ -57%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $163.80 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $163.80 ↓ -57%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $172.90 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $182.00 ↓ -52%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $182.00 ↓ -52%

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PSA (Prostate) Test at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $64.28 $11.03 – $28.62
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $64.28 $11.03 – $42.34
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $84.00 $18.39 – $18.39
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $75.40 $17.82 – $116.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $122.20 $74.43 – $188.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $122.20 $71.06 – $211.61
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $122.20 $71.85 – $188.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $137.80 $17.82 – $135.00

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