Blood Culture Test 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

$1,172.60

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.

$183.00

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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $183.00 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 DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $72.45 ↓ -94%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $73.20 ↓ -94%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $73.93 ↓ -94%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $74.66 ↓ -94%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $77.12 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $77.59 ↓ -93%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $81.75 ↓ -93%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $92.42 ↓ -92%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $92.42 ↓ -92%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $97.36 ↓ -92%
OSCAR OSCAR $107.60 ↓ -91%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $109.80 ↓ -91%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $109.80 ↓ -91%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $122.98 ↓ -90%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $125.06 ↓ -89%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $126.90 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $127.51 ↓ -89%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $147.13 ↓ -87%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $147.13 ↓ -87%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
AETNA AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
COVENTRY AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
MERITAIN AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
WEBTPA AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
AETNA EAP AETNA $172.94 ↓ -85%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $173.85 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $175.86 ↓ -85%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $177.51 ↓ -85%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $177.51 ↓ -85%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $177.51 ↓ -85%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $177.51 ↓ -85%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $177.51 ↓ -85%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $177.51 ↓ -85%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $183.00 ↓ -84%

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MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $100.80 $10.32 – $10.32
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $118.95 $69.17 – $205.98
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