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Hip X-ray 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

$222.30

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.

$342.00

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.

$135.40 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $342.00 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 $135.40 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $136.80 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $138.17 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $139.54 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $144.12 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $145.01 ↓ -35%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $152.77 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $172.71 ↓ -22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $172.71 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $181.94 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $201.10 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $205.20 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $205.20 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $229.82 ↑ +3%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $233.72 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $237.16 ↑ +7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $238.31 ↑ +7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $274.97 ↑ +24%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $274.97 ↑ +24%
WEBTPA AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
COVENTRY AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
MERITAIN AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $323.19 ↑ +45%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $324.90 ↑ +46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $328.66 ↑ +48%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $331.74 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $331.74 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $331.74 ↑ +49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $331.74 ↑ +49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $331.74 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $331.74 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $342.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $342.00 ↑ +54%

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Hip X-ray at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $395.84 $9.92 – $145.47
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $128.01 $9.92 – $84.33
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $283.20 $84.28 – $118.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $360.75 $78.07 – $555.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $224.25 $80.14 – $345.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $222.30 $129.28 – $384.96
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $222.30 $130.71 – $342.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1,667.00 $9.09 – $195.48

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