Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 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

$53.95

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.

$83.00

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.

$32.86 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $83.00 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 $32.86 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.20 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $33.53 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.86 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.98 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.19 ↓ -35%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.08 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $41.92 ↓ -22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $41.92 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $44.16 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $48.80 ↓ -10%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $55.78 ↑ +3%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $56.72 ↑ +5%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.44 ↑ +6%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.44 ↑ +6%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $57.56 ↑ +7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $57.83 ↑ +7%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $66.73 ↑ +24%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $66.73 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
COVENTRY AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
MERITAIN AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
WEBTPA AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $78.44 ↑ +45%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $78.85 ↑ +46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $79.76 ↑ +48%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $80.51 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $80.51 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $80.51 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $80.51 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $80.51 ↑ +49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $80.51 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $83.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $83.00 ↑ +54%

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Appl modality 1/> areas paraffin bath 97018 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $49.80 $7.89 – $7.89
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $55.25 $5.42 – $189.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $97.00 $26.62 – $97.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $55.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $55.80 $31.62 – $55.48
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $40.30 $5.42 – $301.50
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $119.14 $5.59 – $78.48
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $13.60 $5.54 – $15.64

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