3d recon without postprocess indpndt at MercyOne Newton Medical Center

204 N. 4th Ave E, Newton, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1003296179

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$449.80

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.

$692.00

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.

$394.44 with UNITED HEALTHCARE vs $692.00 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
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $394.44 ↓ -12%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $394.44 ↓ -12%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $449.80 ↑ +0%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $522.46 ↑ +16%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $522.46 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $610.34 ↑ +36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.64 ↑ +42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.64 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.64 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.64 ↑ +42%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $636.64 ↑ +42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.64 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $636.64 ↑ +42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
COVENTRY AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
MERITAIN AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
WEBTPA AETNA $648.40 ↑ +44%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $692.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $692.00 ↑ +54%

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3d recon without postprocess indpndt at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $241.80 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $386.10 $212.06 – $594.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $386.10 $168.10 – $594.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $666.00 $133.87 – $666.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $432.90 $1.86 – $666.00
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $432.90 $170.50 – $666.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $264.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $264.00 $149.60 – $321.20

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