Foot drp splt w/exp heel lg 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

$275.11

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.

$423.24

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.

$15.45 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $77.24 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 $15.45 ↓ -94%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $20.39 ↓ -93%
OSCAR OSCAR $20.85 ↓ -92%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $22.85 ↓ -92%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $23.07 ↓ -92%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $23.16 ↓ -92%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $46.34 ↓ -83%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $46.34 ↓ -83%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $50.21 ↓ -82%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $55.77 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $55.77 ↓ -80%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $58.32 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $58.32 ↓ -79%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $68.13 ↓ -75%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $71.06 ↓ -74%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $71.06 ↓ -74%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $71.06 ↓ -74%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $71.06 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $71.06 ↓ -74%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $71.06 ↓ -74%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $71.06 ↓ -74%
AETNA AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
COVENTRY AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
MERITAIN AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
WEBTPA AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $72.37 ↓ -74%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $77.24 ↓ -72%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $77.24 ↓ -72%

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Foot drp splt w/exp heel lg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1,258.46 $14.91 – $76.94
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $342.66 $36.15 – $91.32
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $275.11 $29.08 – $86.60
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $275.11 $14.91 – $76.94
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $275.11 $29.52 – $77.24
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $275.11 $13.34 – $76.94
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $275.11 $39.60 – $80.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $423.24 $12.61 – $77.24

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