Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution 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

$332.50

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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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$332.50

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.

$141.38 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $217.50 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $141.38 ↓ -57%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $157.04 ↓ -53%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $157.04 ↓ -53%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.21 ↓ -51%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $164.21 ↓ -51%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $191.84 ↓ -42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $200.10 ↓ -40%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $200.10 ↓ -40%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $200.10 ↓ -40%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $200.10 ↓ -40%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $200.10 ↓ -40%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $200.10 ↓ -40%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $200.10 ↓ -40%
WEBTPA AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
AETNA AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
COVENTRY AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
MERITAIN AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $203.80 ↓ -39%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $217.50 ↓ -35%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $217.50 ↓ -35%

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Albumin, human 5 % intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $87.35 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $332.50 $77.65 – $217.50
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $332.50 $65.82 – $166.25
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $332.50 $82.22 – $244.82
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $332.50 $61.55 – $217.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $332.50 $76.44 – $200.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $217.50 $51.11 – $217.50
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $332.50 $111.95 – $227.33

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