Glucagon hcl 1 mg/ml solution for injection 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

$567.40

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.

$567.40

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.

$228.98 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $567.40 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 TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $228.98 ↓ -60%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $231.22 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $232.12 ↓ -59%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $368.81 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $409.66 ↓ -28%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $409.66 ↓ -28%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $428.39 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $428.39 ↓ -24%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $500.45 ↓ -12%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $522.01 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $522.01 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $522.01 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $522.01 ↓ -8%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $522.01 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $522.01 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $522.01 ↓ -8%
COVENTRY AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $531.65 ↓ -6%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $567.40 ↑ +0%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $567.40 ↑ +0%

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Glucagon hcl 1 mg/ml solution for injection at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $567.40 $202.56 – $567.40
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $567.40 $224.63 – $567.40
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $567.40 $214.48 – $638.67
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $567.40 $160.57 – $567.40
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $567.40 $292.04 – $593.05
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $567.40 $114.05 – $567.40
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $567.40 $114.05 – $567.40
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $567.40 $155.69 – $567.40

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