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Ankle X-ray at MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center

308 North Maple Ave, New Hampton, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1770651515

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$407.55

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.

$627.00

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.

$165.49 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $418.00 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
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $165.49 ↓ -59%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $167.20 ↓ -59%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $168.87 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $170.54 ↓ -58%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $176.15 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $177.23 ↓ -57%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.72 ↓ -54%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $211.09 ↓ -48%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $211.09 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $222.38 ↓ -45%
OSCAR OSCAR $245.78 ↓ -40%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $250.80 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $250.80 ↓ -38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $280.90 ↓ -31%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $285.66 ↓ -30%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $289.86 ↓ -29%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $291.26 ↓ -29%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $336.07 ↓ -18%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $336.07 ↓ -18%
WEBTPA AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
COVENTRY AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
MERITAIN AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
AETNA EAP AETNA $395.01 ↓ -3%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $397.10 ↓ -3%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $401.70 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $405.46 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $405.46 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $405.46 ↓ -1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $405.46 ↓ -1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $405.46 ↓ -1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $405.46 ↓ -1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $418.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $418.00 ↑ +3%

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Ankle X-ray at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $399.93 $7.71 – $146.97
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $261.64 $7.71 – $172.35
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $407.55 $159.76 – $418.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $256.80 $84.28 – $118.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $401.05 $80.14 – $412.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $407.55 $158.00 – $470.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $455.65 $81.99 – $467.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $407.55 $215.14 – $436.89

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