Hc nm kidney imaging with flow 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

$783.90

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.

$1,206.00

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.

$378.41 with MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS vs $1,206.00 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
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $378.41 ↓ -52%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $378.41 ↓ -52%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $378.41 ↓ -52%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $382.19 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $385.98 ↓ -51%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $389.99 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $393.85 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $408.43 ↓ -48%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $461.06 ↓ -41%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $465.58 ↓ -41%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $467.39 ↓ -40%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $513.55 ↓ -34%
OSCAR OSCAR $548.69 ↓ -30%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $557.19 ↓ -29%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $648.70 ↓ -17%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $687.42 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $687.42 ↓ -12%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $776.12 ↓ -1%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $776.12 ↓ -1%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $783.90 ↑ +0%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $910.53 ↑ +16%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $910.53 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1,063.69 ↑ +36%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,109.52 ↑ +42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,109.52 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,109.52 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,109.52 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,109.52 ↑ +42%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $1,109.52 ↑ +42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1,109.52 ↑ +42%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
COVENTRY AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
MERITAIN AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
WEBTPA AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1,130.02 ↑ +44%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1,206.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1,206.00 ↑ +54%

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Hc nm kidney imaging with flow at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $636.60 $384.64 – $538.50
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $1,023.75 $316.58 – $1,575.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $695.40 $384.64 – $538.50
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $464.80 $21.46 – $333.07
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $464.80 $21.46 – $353.30
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $464.80 $21.46 – $399.81
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $464.80 $21.46 – $387.14
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa $464.80 $21.46 – $47.50

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