Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg 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

$55.82

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.

$85.87

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.

$25.32 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $38.95 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 $25.32 ↓ -55%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $28.12 ↓ -50%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $28.12 ↓ -50%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $29.41 ↓ -47%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $29.41 ↓ -47%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $34.35 ↓ -38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.83 ↓ -36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.83 ↓ -36%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.83 ↓ -36%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.83 ↓ -36%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $35.83 ↓ -36%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.83 ↓ -36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $35.83 ↓ -36%
WEBTPA AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
COVENTRY AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
MERITAIN AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $36.50 ↓ -35%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $38.95 ↓ -30%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $38.95 ↓ -30%

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Brace ank aftr bioskn med lg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $16.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $55.82 $13.91 – $38.95
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $66.25 $40.35 – $101.92
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $55.82 $32.46 – $96.66
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $55.82 $24.30 – $85.87
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $55.82 $14.89 – $38.95
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $55.82 $9.15 – $38.95
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $55.82 $20.05 – $40.71

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