Cutter lead 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

$3,329.03

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.

$5,121.59

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.

$232.63 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $357.89 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 $232.63 ↓ -93%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $258.40 ↓ -92%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $258.40 ↓ -92%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $270.21 ↓ -92%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $270.21 ↓ -92%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $315.66 ↓ -91%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.26 ↓ -90%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.26 ↓ -90%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.26 ↓ -90%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.26 ↓ -90%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $329.26 ↓ -90%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.26 ↓ -90%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $329.26 ↓ -90%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
AETNA AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
COVENTRY AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
MERITAIN AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
WEBTPA AETNA $335.34 ↓ -90%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $357.89 ↓ -89%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $357.89 ↓ -89%

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Cutter lead at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $709.80 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $3,329.03 $127.77 – $357.89
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $3,162.98 $147.16 – $371.70
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $3,329.03 $135.28 – $402.84
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $3,329.03 $101.28 – $357.89
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $3,329.03 $136.79 – $357.89
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $3,329.03 $84.10 – $357.89
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $3,329.03 $184.21 – $374.07

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