Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa 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

$204.10

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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$314.00

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.

$88.86 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $314.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $88.86 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $88.86 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $90.75 ↓ -56%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $96.27 ↓ -53%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $97.21 ↓ -52%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $97.59 ↓ -52%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $106.81 ↓ -48%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.08 ↓ -47%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.08 ↓ -47%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.08 ↓ -47%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $110.17 ↓ -46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $111.26 ↓ -45%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.53 ↓ -44%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $148.04 ↓ -27%
OSCAR OSCAR $151.84 ↓ -26%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $186.99 ↓ -8%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $190.44 ↓ -7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $223.72 ↑ +10%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $223.72 ↑ +10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $240.48 ↑ +18%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $240.48 ↑ +18%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $274.75 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $275.38 ↑ +35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $282.60 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $282.60 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $282.60 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $282.60 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $282.60 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $282.60 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $282.60 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $282.60 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $298.30 ↑ +46%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $314.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $314.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $314.00 ↑ +54%

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Ultrasound abdomen aorta screening study aaa at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $176.40 $101.79 – $142.51
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $313.95 $93.79 – $483.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $393.90 $239.92 – $606.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $393.90 $231.61 – $606.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $471.25 $98.49 – $725.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $393.90 $311.91 – $633.39
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $503.00 $98.68 – $503.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $326.95 $16.40 – $503.00

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