Kit ipg optimizer smart 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

$33,800.00

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.

$52,000.00

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.

$18,211.40 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $46,000.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $18,211.40 ↓ -46%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18,400.00 ↓ -46%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $18,584.00 ↓ -45%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $18,768.00 ↓ -44%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19,384.40 ↓ -43%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $19,504.00 ↓ -42%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $20,548.20 ↓ -39%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23,230.00 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23,230.00 ↓ -31%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $24,472.00 ↓ -28%
OSCAR OSCAR $27,048.00 ↓ -20%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $30,912.00 ↓ -9%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $31,436.40 ↓ -7%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $31,832.00 ↓ -6%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $31,832.00 ↓ -6%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $31,898.70 ↓ -6%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $32,052.80 ↓ -5%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $36,984.00 ↑ +9%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $36,984.00 ↑ +9%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
AETNA AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
AETNA EAP AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
COVENTRY AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
MERITAIN AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
WEBTPA AETNA $43,470.00 ↑ +29%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $43,700.00 ↑ +29%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $44,206.00 ↑ +31%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $44,620.00 ↑ +32%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $44,620.00 ↑ +32%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $44,620.00 ↑ +32%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $44,620.00 ↑ +32%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $44,620.00 ↑ +32%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $44,620.00 ↑ +32%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $46,000.00 ↑ +36%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $46,000.00 ↑ +36%

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