Culture anaerobic additional method definitive id each 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

$53.30

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.

$82.00

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.

$32.46 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $82.00 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 $32.46 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.80 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $33.13 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.46 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.55 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.77 ↓ -35%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $36.63 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $41.41 ↓ -22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $41.41 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $43.62 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $48.22 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $49.20 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $49.20 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $55.10 ↑ +3%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $56.04 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $56.86 ↑ +7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $57.14 ↑ +7%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $65.93 ↑ +24%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $65.93 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
COVENTRY AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
MERITAIN AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
WEBTPA AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $77.49 ↑ +45%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $77.90 ↑ +46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $78.80 ↑ +48%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.54 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.54 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.54 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.54 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.54 ↑ +49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.54 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $82.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $82.00 ↑ +54%

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Culture anaerobic additional method definitive id each at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $99.00 $8.08 – $8.08
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $160.55 $7.83 – $247.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $65.00 $7.83 – $100.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $53.30 $31.34 – $82.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $53.30 $42.21 – $85.71
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $129.00 $7.83 – $129.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $83.85 $7.83 – $129.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $82.00 $22.50 – $82.00

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