Ring barrier skin cx 1 9/16 adapt 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

$0.66

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.

$1.01

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.

$0.29 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $1.01 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
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $0.29 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $0.29 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $0.29 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $0.61 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $0.61 ↓ -8%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $0.61 ↓ -8%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
COVENTRY AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
WEBTPA AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
AETNA AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
AETNA EAP AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
MERITAIN AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $0.88 ↑ +33%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $0.89 ↑ +35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $0.91 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $0.91 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $0.91 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $0.91 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $0.91 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $0.91 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $0.91 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $0.91 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $0.96 ↑ +45%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1.01 ↑ +53%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1.01 ↑ +53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $1.01 ↑ +53%

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Ring barrier skin cx 1 9/16 adapt at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $0.66 $0.36 – $1.01
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $2.63 $1.60 – $4.04
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $0.66 $0.38 – $1.14
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $0.66 $0.39 – $1.01
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $0.66 $0.24 – $1.01
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $0.66 $0.52 – $1.06
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1.01 $0.20 – $1.01
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $0.66 $0.20 – $1.01

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