Alt/sgpt 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

$481.00

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.

$104.00

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.

$5.14 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $104.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $5.14 ↓ -99%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.19 ↓ -99%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.19 ↓ -99%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $5.19 ↓ -99%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.19 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $5.21 ↓ -99%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.25 ↓ -99%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.30 ↓ -99%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $5.35 ↓ -99%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $5.41 ↓ -99%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $7.05 ↓ -99%
OSCAR OSCAR $7.53 ↓ -98%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $7.65 ↓ -98%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $8.90 ↓ -98%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -98%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $10.65 ↓ -98%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $10.65 ↓ -98%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $59.28 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $59.28 ↓ -88%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $67.60 ↓ -86%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $78.52 ↓ -84%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $78.52 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $91.73 ↓ -81%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.68 ↓ -80%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.68 ↓ -80%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $95.68 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.68 ↓ -80%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.68 ↓ -80%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.68 ↓ -80%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $95.68 ↓ -80%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
WEBTPA AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
COVENTRY AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
MERITAIN AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
AETNA AETNA $97.45 ↓ -80%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $104.00 ↓ -78%

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Alt/sgpt at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $47.40 $5.30 – $5.30
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $67.60 $41.17 – $104.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $67.60 $39.31 – $117.06
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $52.65 $5.14 – $81.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $67.60 $39.75 – $104.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $43.55 $5.14 – $67.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $203.00 $5.14 – $203.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $481.00 $9.09 – $104.00

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