Ghs musc test done w/n test comp 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

$356.20

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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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$548.00

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.

$144.50 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $365.00 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 $144.50 ↓ -59%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $146.00 ↓ -59%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $147.46 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $148.92 ↓ -58%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $153.81 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $154.76 ↓ -57%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $163.05 ↓ -54%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $184.33 ↓ -48%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $184.33 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $194.18 ↓ -45%
OSCAR OSCAR $214.62 ↓ -40%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $245.28 ↓ -31%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $249.44 ↓ -30%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $252.58 ↓ -29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $252.58 ↓ -29%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $253.11 ↓ -29%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $254.33 ↓ -29%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $293.46 ↓ -18%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $293.46 ↓ -18%
AETNA AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
COVENTRY AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
MERITAIN AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
WEBTPA AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
AETNA EAP AETNA $344.93 ↓ -3%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $346.75 ↓ -3%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $350.77 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $354.05 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $354.05 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $354.05 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $354.05 ↓ -1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $354.05 ↓ -1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $354.05 ↓ -1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $365.00 ↑ +2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $365.00 ↑ +2%

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Ghs musc test done w/n test comp at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $315.00 not published
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $712.00 $95.48 – $475.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $2,391.00 $28.97 – $724.45
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $353.60 $28.33 – $362.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $331.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $331.20 $116.07 – $187.68
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $2,245.00 $28.97 – $470.02
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $310.70 $41.26 – $204.67

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