Ultrasound pregnant uterus < 14 weeks each additional gestation 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

$234.65

Cash price

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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.

$361.00

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.

$102.16 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $361.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $102.16 ↓ -56%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $102.16 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $104.33 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $218.95 ↓ -7%
AETNA EAP AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
WEBTPA AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $315.88 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $316.60 ↑ +35%
QUALCARE QCCH $324.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $324.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $324.90 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $324.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $324.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $324.90 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $324.90 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $324.90 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $342.95 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $361.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $361.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $361.00 ↑ +54%

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Ultrasound pregnant uterus < 14 weeks each additional gestation at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $192.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $169.00 $92.82 – $260.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $410.80 $25.13 – $632.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $407.55 $357.39 – $627.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $193.70 $24.92 – $298.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $210.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $210.00 $72.27 – $119.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $256.10 $92.59 – $394.00

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