Augumentation percutaneous vertebral inc cavity creation ea addl thoracic/lumbar vertebral body 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

$5,925.40

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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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$9,116.00

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.

$5,925.40 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $9,116.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

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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 $5,925.40 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,581.75 ↑ +11%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $6,581.75 ↑ +11%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $6,882.58 ↑ +16%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $6,882.58 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $8,040.31 ↑ +36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,386.72 ↑ +42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,386.72 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,386.72 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,386.72 ↑ +42%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $8,386.72 ↑ +42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,386.72 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $8,386.72 ↑ +42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
COVENTRY AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
MERITAIN AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
WEBTPA AETNA $8,541.69 ↑ +44%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $9,116.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9,116.00 ↑ +54%

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Augumentation percutaneous vertebral inc cavity creation ea addl thoracic/lumbar vertebral body at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $6,827.40 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $32,814.32 $9.58 – $25,652.84
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $37,827.08 $183.41 – $24,925.18
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $6,632.60 $2,612.22 – $10,204.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $7,885.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $492.60 $599.33 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $6,632.60 $2,397.94 – $10,204.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $9,001.60 $190.83 – $5,078.11

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