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Urinalysis (without microscopy) 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

$46.15

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.

$71.00

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.

$2.18 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $71.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $2.18 ↓ -95%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $2.20 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $2.21 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.21 ↓ -95%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.21 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.21 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.23 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.25 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.25 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $2.25 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2.30 ↓ -95%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $2.99 ↓ -94%
OSCAR OSCAR $3.07 ↓ -93%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $3.78 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $4.52 ↓ -90%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $4.52 ↓ -90%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $20.09 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $20.09 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $20.52 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $43.06 ↓ -7%
WEBTPA AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
COVENTRY AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
MERITAIN AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $62.13 ↑ +35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $62.27 ↑ +35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.90 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.90 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.90 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.90 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $63.90 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.90 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $63.90 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $67.45 ↑ +46%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $71.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $71.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $71.00 ↑ +54%

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Urinalysis (without microscopy) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $25.72 $2.25 – $9.45
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $25.72 $2.25 – $16.94
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $200.40 $2.25 – $2.25
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $39.65 $24.15 – $61.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $39.65 $23.06 – $68.66
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $21.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $21.00 $9.86 – $10.95
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $25.72 $2.25 – $25.71

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