Camisole mastectomy wht/l post-surg gental touch 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

$78.94

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$121.45

Gross charge

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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.

$21.74 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $108.68 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.74 ↓ -72%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $28.69 ↓ -64%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.34 ↓ -63%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $32.15 ↓ -59%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $32.46 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $32.59 ↓ -59%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $65.21 ↓ -17%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $65.21 ↓ -17%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $70.64 ↓ -11%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $78.47 ↓ -1%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $78.47 ↓ -1%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.05 ↑ +4%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $82.05 ↑ +4%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $95.86 ↑ +21%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.99 ↑ +27%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $99.99 ↑ +27%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.99 ↑ +27%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.99 ↑ +27%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.99 ↑ +27%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.99 ↑ +27%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $99.99 ↑ +27%
AETNA AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
COVENTRY AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
MERITAIN AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
WEBTPA AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $101.83 ↑ +29%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $108.68 ↑ +38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $108.68 ↑ +38%

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Camisole mastectomy wht/l post-surg gental touch at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $78.94 $21.06 – $108.68
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $93.70 $51.07 – $129.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $78.94 $41.08 – $122.33
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $78.94 $21.06 – $108.68
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $78.94 $41.54 – $108.68
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $78.94 $18.85 – $108.68
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $78.94 $55.94 – $113.59
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $121.45 $17.74 – $108.68

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