Hcg quantitative 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

$109.20

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$168.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$14.59 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $168.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $14.59 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $14.73 ↓ -87%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.75 ↓ -86%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.75 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.75 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $14.79 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.90 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.04 ↓ -86%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $15.05 ↓ -86%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $15.20 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $15.35 ↓ -86%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $20.02 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $21.39 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $21.72 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $25.28 ↓ -77%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $30.25 ↓ -72%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $30.25 ↓ -72%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.76 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $95.76 ↓ -12%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $109.20 ↑ +0%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $126.84 ↑ +16%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $126.84 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $148.18 ↑ +36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.56 ↑ +42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.56 ↑ +42%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $154.56 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.56 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.56 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.56 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $154.56 ↑ +42%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
WEBTPA AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
COVENTRY AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
MERITAIN AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA $157.42 ↑ +44%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $168.00 ↑ +54%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Hcg quantitative at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $157.20 $15.05 – $15.05
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $148.85 $14.59 – $167.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $109.20 $15.05 – $168.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $109.20 $15.05 – $189.10
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $170.95 $14.59 – $167.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $109.20 $15.05 – $168.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $124.80 $14.59 – $136.32
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $109.20 $15.05 – $175.59

All Iowa hospitals for this procedure →