Covid-19 IV infusion and post admin monitoring tocilizumab 2nd dose 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

$443.95

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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$683.00

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.

$443.95 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $683.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $443.95 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $493.13 ↑ +11%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $493.13 ↑ +11%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $515.67 ↑ +16%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $515.67 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $602.41 ↑ +36%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $628.36 ↑ +42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $628.36 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $628.36 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $628.36 ↑ +42%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $628.36 ↑ +42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $628.36 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $628.36 ↑ +42%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
COVENTRY AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
MERITAIN AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
WEBTPA AETNA $639.97 ↑ +44%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $683.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $683.00 ↑ +54%

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Covid-19 IV infusion and post admin monitoring tocilizumab 2nd dose at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $443.95 $102.00 – $683.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $443.95 $270.40 – $683.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $443.95 $258.17 – $768.78
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $443.95 $105.00 – $683.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $443.95 $261.04 – $683.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $443.95 $134.00 – $683.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $443.95 $351.54 – $713.87
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $683.00 $81.00 – $683.00

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