Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left 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

$58.50

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$90.00

Gross charge

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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.

$11.38 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $199.76 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.38 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.38 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.38 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.49 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.61 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.84 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $17.26 ↓ -70%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $17.26 ↓ -70%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $17.63 ↓ -70%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.18 ↓ -60%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36.60 ↓ -37%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36.60 ↓ -37%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $37.00 ↓ -37%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $51.01 ↓ -13%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $51.51 ↓ -12%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $51.71 ↓ -12%
MERITAIN AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
AETNA AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
AETNA EAP AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
COVENTRY AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
WEBTPA AETNA $53.38 ↓ -9%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $53.50 ↓ -9%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.90 ↓ -6%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $54.90 ↓ -6%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.90 ↓ -6%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.90 ↓ -6%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.90 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.90 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $54.90 ↓ -6%
QUALCARE QCCH $54.90 ↓ -6%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $57.95 ↓ -1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $61.00 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $61.00 ↑ +4%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $199.76 ↑ +241%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $199.76 ↑ +241%

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Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $68.90 $11.38 – $199.76
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $221.65 $89.87 – $227.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $221.65 $85.81 – $255.51
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $221.65 $86.76 – $227.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $85.80 $11.38 – $481.75
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $221.65 $116.84 – $237.26
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $341.00 $62.29 – $227.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $221.65 $11.38 – $227.00

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