X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study 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

$454.35

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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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$699.00

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.

$276.73 with BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $699.00 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 $276.73 ↓ -39%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $279.60 ↓ -38%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $282.40 ↓ -38%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $285.19 ↓ -37%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $294.56 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $296.38 ↓ -35%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $312.24 ↓ -31%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $353.00 ↓ -22%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $353.00 ↓ -22%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $371.87 ↓ -18%
OSCAR OSCAR $411.01 ↓ -10%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $419.40 ↓ -8%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $419.40 ↓ -8%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $469.73 ↑ +3%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $477.70 ↑ +5%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $484.72 ↑ +7%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $487.06 ↑ +7%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $562.00 ↑ +24%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $562.00 ↑ +24%
AETNA AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
COVENTRY AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
MERITAIN AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
WEBTPA AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
AETNA EAP AETNA $660.56 ↑ +45%
FIRST CHOICE HEALTH FIRST CHOICE $664.05 ↑ +46%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $671.74 ↑ +48%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $678.03 ↑ +49%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $678.03 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $678.03 ↑ +49%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $678.03 ↑ +49%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $678.03 ↑ +49%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $678.03 ↑ +49%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $699.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $699.00 ↑ +54%

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X-ray swallowing function w/ciner/videoradiography neck radiographs(s)&delayed images contrast study at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $270.00 $170.40 – $238.57
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $423.80 $157.36 – $652.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $330.85 $144.05 – $509.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $301.60 $109.04 – $485.85
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MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $538.20 $165.56 – $828.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $699.00 $191.81 – $699.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $454.35 $166.03 – $699.00

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