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Pelvic MRI (with and without contrast) 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

$3,833.70

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.

$5,898.00

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.

$2,335.02 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $5,898.00 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 $2,335.02 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,359.20 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $2,382.79 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,406.38 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,485.42 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,500.75 ↓ -35%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,634.64 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,978.49 ↓ -22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $2,978.49 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $3,137.74 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $3,468.02 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,538.80 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,538.80 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $3,963.46 ↑ +3%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $4,030.69 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $4,089.97 ↑ +7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $4,109.73 ↑ +7%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $4,741.99 ↑ +24%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $4,741.99 ↑ +24%
WEBTPA AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
COVENTRY AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
AETNA AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
MERITAIN AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $5,573.61 ↑ +45%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $5,603.10 ↑ +46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $5,667.98 ↑ +48%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,721.06 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,721.06 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,721.06 ↑ +49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,721.06 ↑ +49%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,721.06 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $5,721.06 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $5,898.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $5,898.00 ↑ +54%

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Pelvic MRI (with and without contrast) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,395.20 $341.85 – $478.59
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,649.75 $312.99 – $5,615.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,748.85 $321.26 – $4,229.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,833.70 $2,254.22 – $5,898.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,416.40 $328.68 – $5,256.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $7,541.00 $329.29 – $7,541.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $3,551.60 $329.29 – $5,464.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $5,898.00 $1,618.41 – $5,898.00

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