Cath council tip 16fr 5cc 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

$41.78

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.

$64.28

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.

$18.97 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $47.92 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 $18.97 ↓ -55%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.17 ↓ -54%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $19.36 ↓ -54%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19.55 ↓ -53%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.19 ↓ -52%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20.32 ↓ -51%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.41 ↓ -49%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.20 ↓ -42%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $24.20 ↓ -42%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $25.49 ↓ -39%
OSCAR OSCAR $28.18 ↓ -33%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $32.20 ↓ -23%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $32.75 ↓ -22%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.16 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $33.16 ↓ -21%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $33.23 ↓ -20%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $33.39 ↓ -20%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $38.53 ↓ -8%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $38.53 ↓ -8%
AETNA AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
COVENTRY AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
MERITAIN AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
WEBTPA AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
AETNA EAP AETNA $45.28 ↑ +8%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $45.52 ↑ +9%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $46.05 ↑ +10%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $46.48 ↑ +11%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $46.48 ↑ +11%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $46.48 ↑ +11%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $46.48 ↑ +11%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $46.48 ↑ +11%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $46.48 ↑ +11%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $47.92 ↑ +15%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $47.92 ↑ +15%

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Cath council tip 16fr 5cc at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $40.07 $19.35 – $54.19
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $38.93 $20.47 – $60.96
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $38.93 $15.30 – $54.05
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $40.07 $20.70 – $54.16
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $40.07 $12.73 – $54.16
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $40.07 $27.88 – $56.61
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $61.65 $10.89 – $54.16
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $40.07 $10.89 – $54.16

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