Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate 6 or more targets 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

$1,762.00

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.

$500.00

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.

$9.09 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $500.00 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
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $9.09 ↓ -99%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $211.30 ↓ -88%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $213.37 ↓ -88%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $213.70 ↓ -88%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $213.70 ↓ -88%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $213.70 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $214.20 ↓ -88%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $215.84 ↓ -88%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $217.97 ↓ -88%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $220.24 ↓ -88%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $222.42 ↓ -87%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $285.00 ↓ -84%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $285.00 ↓ -84%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $290.02 ↓ -84%
OSCAR OSCAR $309.86 ↓ -82%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $314.66 ↓ -82%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $325.00 ↓ -82%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $366.34 ↓ -79%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $377.50 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $377.50 ↓ -79%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $438.30 ↓ -75%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $438.30 ↓ -75%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $441.00 ↓ -75%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $460.00 ↓ -74%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $460.00 ↓ -74%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $460.00 ↓ -74%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $460.00 ↓ -74%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $460.00 ↓ -74%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $460.00 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $460.00 ↓ -74%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
MERITAIN AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
AETNA AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
COVENTRY AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
WEBTPA AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $468.50 ↓ -73%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $500.00 ↓ -72%

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Culture typing nucleic acid probe amplified per culture/isolate 6 or more targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $523.80 $218.06 – $218.06
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $354.25 $199.47 – $545.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,172.60 $9.09 – $500.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $325.00 $189.00 – $562.80
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $354.25 $154.24 – $545.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $325.00 $191.10 – $500.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $354.25 $128.08 – $593.39
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $325.00 $257.35 – $522.60

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