Warde bile acids 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

$98.80

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.

$152.00

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.

$16.59 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $152.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $16.59 ↓ -83%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $16.75 ↓ -83%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.78 ↓ -83%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.78 ↓ -83%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.78 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $16.81 ↓ -83%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.95 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.11 ↓ -83%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.12 ↓ -83%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $17.12 ↓ -83%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $17.46 ↓ -82%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $22.77 ↓ -77%
OSCAR OSCAR $23.36 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $28.76 ↓ -71%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $34.41 ↓ -65%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $34.41 ↓ -65%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.02 ↓ -56%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.02 ↓ -56%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $43.93 ↓ -56%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $92.19 ↓ -7%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $133.30 ↑ +35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.80 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $136.80 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.80 ↑ +38%
QUALCARE QCCH $136.80 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.80 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.80 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $136.80 ↑ +38%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $144.40 ↑ +46%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $152.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $152.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $152.00 ↑ +54%

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Warde bile acids at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $56.40 $17.12 – $17.12
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $172.25 $16.59 – $152.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $52.00 $17.12 – $80.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $52.00 $17.12 – $80.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $98.80 $16.59 – $152.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $167.00 $16.59 – $167.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $108.55 $16.59 – $167.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $80.00 $17.12 – $80.00

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