Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback 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

$14.50

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$14.50

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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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$5.74 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $14.50 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

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 $5.74 ↓ -60%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.80 ↓ -60%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $5.86 ↓ -60%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.92 ↓ -59%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6.11 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6.15 ↓ -58%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $6.48 ↓ -55%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7.32 ↓ -50%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7.32 ↓ -50%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $7.71 ↓ -47%
OSCAR OSCAR $8.53 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $9.74 ↓ -33%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $9.91 ↓ -32%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.03 ↓ -31%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $10.03 ↓ -31%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $10.06 ↓ -31%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $10.10 ↓ -30%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $11.66 ↓ -20%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $11.66 ↓ -20%
AETNA AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
AETNA EAP AETNA $13.70 ↓ -6%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $13.78 ↓ -5%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $13.93 ↓ -4%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $14.07 ↓ -3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $14.07 ↓ -3%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $14.07 ↓ -3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $14.07 ↓ -3%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $14.07 ↓ -3%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $14.07 ↓ -3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $14.50 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $14.50 ↑ +0%

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Metronidazole 500 mg/100 ml in sodium chlor(iso) intravenous piggyback at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $14.50 $5.18 – $14.50
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $14.50 $5.48 – $16.32
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $12.50 $3.54 – $12.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $14.50 $5.54 – $14.50
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $14.50 $3.41 – $14.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $10.50 $5.40 – $10.97
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $14.50 $2.91 – $14.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $14.50 $2.91 – $14.50

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