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Chest X-ray (single view) 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

$167.70

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.

$258.00

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.

$102.14 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $258.00 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 $102.14 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $103.20 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $104.23 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $105.26 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $108.72 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $109.39 ↓ -35%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $115.25 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $130.29 ↓ -22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $130.29 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $137.26 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $151.70 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $154.80 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $154.80 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $173.38 ↑ +3%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $176.32 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $178.91 ↑ +7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $179.77 ↑ +7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $207.43 ↑ +24%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $207.43 ↑ +24%
WEBTPA AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
COVENTRY AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
MERITAIN AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $243.81 ↑ +45%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $245.10 ↑ +46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $247.94 ↑ +48%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $250.26 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $250.26 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $250.26 ↑ +49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $250.26 ↑ +49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $250.26 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $250.26 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $258.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $258.00 ↑ +54%

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Chest X-ray (single view) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $293.39 $8.04 – $107.82
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $145.10 $8.04 – $95.58
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $167.70 $132.79 – $269.66
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $117.60 $84.28 – $118.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $167.70 $97.52 – $290.40
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $167.70 $98.61 – $258.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $593.00 $82.37 – $258.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $605.00 $5.33 – $258.00

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