Warde copper 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

$48.75

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.

$75.00

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.

$8.49 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $30.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $8.49 ↓ -83%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $8.49 ↓ -83%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $8.67 ↓ -82%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.03 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.14 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.16 ↓ -75%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.16 ↓ -75%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.16 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.19 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.28 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.41 ↓ -75%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.41 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.41 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.66 ↓ -74%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $16.51 ↓ -66%
OSCAR OSCAR $16.93 ↓ -65%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $18.20 ↓ -63%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.85 ↓ -57%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.94 ↓ -49%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.94 ↓ -49%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
WEBTPA AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
COVENTRY AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
MERITAIN AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
AETNA EAP AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $26.25 ↓ -46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $26.31 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↓ -45%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↓ -45%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↓ -45%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↓ -45%
QUALCARE QCCH $27.00 ↓ -45%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↓ -45%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $27.00 ↓ -45%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $27.00 ↓ -45%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $28.50 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $30.00 ↓ -38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $30.00 ↓ -38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $30.00 ↓ -38%

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Warde copper at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $153.00 $12.41 – $12.41
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $144.95 $12.03 – $223.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $65.00 $39.59 – $100.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $65.00 $37.80 – $112.56
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $65.00 $38.22 – $100.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $114.40 $12.03 – $75.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $65.00 $51.47 – $104.52
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $162.00 $12.03 – $162.00

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