Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) 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

$206.05

Cash price

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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.

$317.00

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.

$83.53 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $211.00 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 $83.53 ↓ -59%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $84.40 ↓ -59%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $85.24 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $86.09 ↓ -58%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $88.92 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $89.46 ↓ -57%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $94.25 ↓ -54%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $106.56 ↓ -48%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $106.56 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $112.25 ↓ -46%
OSCAR OSCAR $124.07 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $141.79 ↓ -31%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $144.20 ↓ -30%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $146.01 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $146.01 ↓ -29%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $146.32 ↓ -29%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $147.02 ↓ -29%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $169.64 ↓ -18%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $169.64 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
COVENTRY AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
MERITAIN AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
WEBTPA AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
AETNA EAP AETNA $199.40 ↓ -3%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $200.45 ↓ -3%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $202.77 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $204.67 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $204.67 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $204.67 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $204.67 ↓ -1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $204.67 ↓ -1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $204.67 ↓ -1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $211.00 ↑ +2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $211.00 ↑ +2%

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Arthrocentesis/aspiration/injection intermediate joint/bursa w/ultrasound guidance (both sides) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $501.60 $543.40 – $662.89
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,326.00 $485.52 – $1,410.41
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,992.25 $14.27 – $2,043.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,924.00 $396.57 – $1,973.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $1,630.20 $16.62 – $1,672.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $579.60 $627.90 – $662.89
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $579.60 $135.78 – $328.44
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $1,629.55 $14.27 – $3,576.15

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