Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar 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

$869.63

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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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$1,337.90

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.

$173.58 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $802.74 with CLAIMDOC — 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 $173.58 ↓ -80%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $192.80 ↓ -78%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $192.80 ↓ -78%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $201.62 ↓ -77%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $201.62 ↓ -77%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $235.53 ↓ -73%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $245.68 ↓ -72%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $245.68 ↓ -72%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $245.68 ↓ -72%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $245.68 ↓ -72%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $245.68 ↓ -72%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $245.68 ↓ -72%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $245.68 ↓ -72%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $250.22 ↓ -71%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $267.04 ↓ -69%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $267.04 ↓ -69%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $267.58 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $353.21 ↓ -59%
OSCAR OSCAR $361.23 ↓ -58%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $395.75 ↓ -54%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $399.63 ↓ -54%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $401.18 ↓ -54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $802.74 ↓ -8%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $802.74 ↓ -8%

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Brace back pinnacle lo 627 lumbar at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $869.63 $95.33 – $802.74
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,083.17 $109.80 – $277.34
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $869.63 $100.94 – $300.58
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $869.63 $75.57 – $802.74
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $869.63 $102.06 – $267.04
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $869.63 $62.75 – $802.74
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $869.63 $137.45 – $279.11
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $1,337.90 $53.68 – $802.74

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