Lithium therapeutic drug level 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

$61.10

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.

$94.00

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.

$37.21 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $94.00 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 $37.21 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.60 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $37.98 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $38.35 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $39.61 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $39.86 ↓ -35%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $41.99 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.47 ↓ -22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.47 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $50.01 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $55.27 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $56.40 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $56.40 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $63.17 ↑ +3%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $64.24 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $65.18 ↑ +7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $65.50 ↑ +7%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $75.58 ↑ +24%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $75.58 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
COVENTRY AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
MERITAIN AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
WEBTPA AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $88.83 ↑ +45%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $89.30 ↑ +46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $90.33 ↑ +48%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.18 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.18 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.18 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.18 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.18 ↑ +49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $91.18 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $94.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $94.00 ↑ +54%

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Lithium therapeutic drug level at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $51.00 $6.61 – $6.61
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $55.90 $6.41 – $86.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $61.10 $6.74 – $105.81
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $73.45 $6.41 – $113.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $61.10 $6.61 – $94.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $40.30 $6.41 – $62.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $61.10 $6.61 – $98.25
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $228.00 $6.41 – $228.00

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