F-18 fdg pet diag 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

$1,768.20

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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$1,768.20

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.

$700.03 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $1,768.20 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 $700.03 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $707.28 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $714.35 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $721.43 ↓ -59%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $745.12 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $749.72 ↓ -58%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $789.85 ↓ -55%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $892.94 ↓ -50%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $892.94 ↓ -50%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $940.68 ↓ -47%
OSCAR OSCAR $1,039.70 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $1,188.23 ↓ -33%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $1,208.39 ↓ -32%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,223.59 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,223.59 ↓ -31%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $1,226.16 ↓ -31%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $1,232.08 ↓ -30%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $1,421.63 ↓ -20%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $1,421.63 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
AETNA EAP AETNA $1,670.95 ↓ -5%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $1,679.79 ↓ -5%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,699.24 ↓ -4%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,715.15 ↓ -3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,715.15 ↓ -3%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,715.15 ↓ -3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,715.15 ↓ -3%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,715.15 ↓ -3%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,715.15 ↓ -3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,768.20 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,768.20 ↑ +0%

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F-18 fdg pet diag at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $259.80 not published
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1,768.20 $668.38 – $1,990.29
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1,768.20 $500.40 – $1,768.20
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1,768.20 $675.81 – $1,768.20
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,768.20 $415.53 – $1,768.20
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1,768.20 $910.09 – $1,848.12
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,768.20 $355.41 – $1,768.20
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,768.20 $355.41 – $1,768.20

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