Culture screening strep group a 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

$65.65

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.

$101.00

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.

$6.63 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $78.00 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6.63 ↓ -90%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.88 ↓ -53%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $31.51 ↓ -52%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $31.82 ↓ -52%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $32.87 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $33.07 ↓ -50%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.84 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $39.39 ↓ -40%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $39.39 ↓ -40%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $41.50 ↓ -37%
OSCAR OSCAR $45.86 ↓ -30%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.80 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.80 ↓ -29%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $52.42 ↓ -20%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $53.31 ↓ -19%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $54.09 ↓ -18%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $54.35 ↓ -17%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $62.71 ↓ -4%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $62.71 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
COVENTRY AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
MERITAIN AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
WEBTPA AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
AETNA EAP AETNA $73.71 ↑ +12%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $74.10 ↑ +13%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $74.96 ↑ +14%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $75.66 ↑ +15%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $75.66 ↑ +15%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $75.66 ↑ +15%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $75.66 ↑ +15%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $75.66 ↑ +15%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $75.66 ↑ +15%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $78.00 ↑ +19%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $78.00 ↑ +19%

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Culture screening strep group a at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $201.00 $6.63 – $6.63
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $176.80 $6.43 – $70.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $65.65 $29.48 – $87.80
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $306.80 $6.43 – $164.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $78.00 $6.50 – $78.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $54.60 $6.43 – $84.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $65.65 $40.15 – $81.53
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $140.00 $6.43 – $74.00

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