Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes 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

$81.90

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.

$126.00

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.

$10.53 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $195.00 with GEHA — 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 $10.53 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.63 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.67 ↓ -87%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.36 ↓ -84%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.36 ↓ -84%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.36 ↓ -84%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.49 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.62 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.90 ↓ -83%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $18.13 ↓ -78%
OSCAR OSCAR $18.59 ↓ -77%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.90 ↓ -72%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $27.40 ↓ -67%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $27.40 ↓ -67%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $35.66 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $35.66 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $36.41 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $76.42 ↓ -7%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $110.25 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $110.50 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $113.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $113.40 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $113.40 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $113.40 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $113.40 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $113.40 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $113.40 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $113.40 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $119.70 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $126.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $126.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $126.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +138%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +138%

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Pt application of modality >=1 area ultrasound each 15 minutes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $67.80 $17.72 – $17.72
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $61.75 $10.53 – $212.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $87.75 $53.45 – $135.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $87.75 $51.03 – $151.96
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $87.75 $51.60 – $135.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $63.05 $10.53 – $301.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $87.75 $69.48 – $141.10
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $61.75 $10.53 – $189.00

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