Warde erythropoietin 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

$176.80

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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$272.00

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.

$18.21 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $181.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $18.21 ↓ -90%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $18.39 ↓ -90%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.41 ↓ -90%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.41 ↓ -90%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.41 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $18.46 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.60 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18.78 ↓ -89%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.79 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $18.79 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.17 ↓ -89%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24.99 ↓ -86%
OSCAR OSCAR $25.63 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $31.57 ↓ -82%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $37.77 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $37.77 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $51.22 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $51.22 ↓ -71%
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $52.31 ↓ -70%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $109.78 ↓ -38%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
WEBTPA AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
COVENTRY AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
MERITAIN AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
AETNA AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
AETNA EAP AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $158.38 ↓ -10%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $158.74 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $162.90 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $162.90 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $162.90 ↓ -8%
QUALCARE QCCH $162.90 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $162.90 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $162.90 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $162.90 ↓ -8%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $162.90 ↓ -8%
USA MANAGED CARE USA MANAGED CARE $171.95 ↓ -3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $181.00 ↑ +2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $181.00 ↑ +2%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $181.00 ↑ +2%

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Warde erythropoietin at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $859.20 $18.79 – $18.79
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $151.45 $18.21 – $181.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $140.40 $85.51 – $216.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $140.40 $81.65 – $243.13
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $140.40 $82.56 – $216.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $206.05 $18.21 – $317.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $140.40 $111.18 – $225.76
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $236.00 $18.21 – $236.00

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