Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm 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

$303.35

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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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$466.69

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.

$180.52 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $455.98 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 $180.52 ↓ -40%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $182.39 ↓ -40%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $184.22 ↓ -39%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $186.04 ↓ -39%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $192.15 ↓ -37%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $193.34 ↓ -36%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $203.69 ↓ -33%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $230.27 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $230.27 ↓ -24%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $242.58 ↓ -20%
OSCAR OSCAR $268.12 ↓ -12%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $306.42 ↑ +1%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $311.62 ↑ +3%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $315.54 ↑ +4%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $315.54 ↑ +4%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $316.20 ↑ +4%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $317.73 ↑ +5%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $366.61 ↑ +21%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $366.61 ↑ +21%
AETNA AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
COVENTRY AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
MERITAIN AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
WEBTPA AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
AETNA EAP AETNA $430.90 ↑ +42%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $433.18 ↑ +43%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $438.20 ↑ +44%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $442.30 ↑ +46%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $442.30 ↑ +46%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $442.30 ↑ +46%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $442.30 ↑ +46%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $442.30 ↑ +46%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $442.30 ↑ +46%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $455.98 ↑ +50%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $455.98 ↑ +50%

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Brace ortho exos 28-50in sm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $243.55 $70.95 – $366.09
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $243.55 $138.38 – $412.07
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $243.55 $70.95 – $366.09
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $246.58 $139.92 – $366.09
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $243.55 $63.48 – $366.09
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $243.55 $188.43 – $382.64
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $374.69 $59.75 – $366.09
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $243.55 $59.75 – $366.09

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