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Shoulder 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

$6,159.40

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.

$9,476.00

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.

$2,500.90 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $6,317.00 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 $2,500.90 ↓ -59%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,526.80 ↓ -59%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $2,552.07 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,577.34 ↓ -58%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,661.98 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,678.41 ↓ -57%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $2,821.80 ↓ -54%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,190.09 ↓ -48%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $3,190.09 ↓ -48%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $3,360.64 ↓ -45%
OSCAR OSCAR $3,714.40 ↓ -40%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,790.20 ↓ -38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $3,790.20 ↓ -38%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $4,245.02 ↓ -31%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $4,317.04 ↓ -30%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $4,380.52 ↓ -29%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $4,401.69 ↓ -29%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $5,078.87 ↓ -18%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $5,078.87 ↓ -18%
WEBTPA AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
COVENTRY AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
AETNA AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
MERITAIN AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
AETNA EAP AETNA $5,969.57 ↓ -3%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $6,001.15 ↓ -3%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $6,070.64 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,127.49 ↓ -1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,127.49 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,127.49 ↓ -1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,127.49 ↓ -1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,127.49 ↓ -1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $6,127.49 ↓ -1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $6,317.00 ↑ +3%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $6,317.00 ↑ +3%

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

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $3,953.68 $94.35 – $1,452.98
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $5,964.40 $312.99 – $6,117.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $2,425.67 $94.35 – $1,597.91
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $10,871.25 $328.68 – $11,150.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,451.80 $341.85 – $478.59
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $4,715.10 $321.26 – $4,836.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $11,106.00 $329.29 – $7,404.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $6,756.75 $329.29 – $6,930.00

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