Screening Mammogram 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

$352.95

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.

$543.00

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.

$81.59 with MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $515.00 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
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.59 ↓ -77%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.59 ↓ -77%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.59 ↓ -77%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $82.41 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $83.23 ↓ -76%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $84.93 ↓ -76%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $110.74 ↓ -69%
OSCAR OSCAR $113.58 ↓ -68%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $115.10 ↓ -67%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $116.04 ↓ -67%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $117.17 ↓ -67%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $117.63 ↓ -67%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $139.88 ↓ -60%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $145.75 ↓ -59%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $145.75 ↓ -59%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $148.84 ↓ -58%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $167.35 ↓ -53%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $167.35 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $211.21 ↓ -40%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $211.21 ↓ -40%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $312.35 ↓ -12%
MERITAIN AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $450.63 ↑ +28%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $451.66 ↑ +28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $463.50 ↑ +31%
QUALCARE QCCH $463.50 ↑ +31%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $463.50 ↑ +31%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $463.50 ↑ +31%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $463.50 ↑ +31%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $463.50 ↑ +31%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $463.50 ↑ +31%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $463.50 ↑ +31%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $489.25 ↑ +39%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $515.00 ↑ +46%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $515.00 ↑ +46%

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Screening Mammogram at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $253.20 $169.06 – $169.06
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $290.55 $81.59 – $447.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $461.50 $81.59 – $473.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $461.50 $81.59 – $473.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $461.50 $81.59 – $473.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $394.55 $76.85 – $492.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $461.50 $81.59 – $473.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $884.00 $81.59 – $553.00

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