Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 6-11 targets 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

$831.00

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.

$637.00

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.

$254.84 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $637.00 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 $254.84 ↓ -69%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $257.34 ↓ -69%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.73 ↓ -69%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.73 ↓ -69%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $257.73 ↓ -69%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $258.33 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $260.31 ↓ -69%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $262.88 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $265.62 ↓ -68%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $268.25 ↓ -68%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $349.78 ↓ -58%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $363.09 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $363.09 ↓ -56%
OSCAR OSCAR $373.71 ↓ -55%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $379.49 ↓ -54%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $414.05 ↓ -50%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $441.82 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $480.94 ↓ -42%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $480.94 ↓ -42%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $528.61 ↓ -36%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $528.61 ↓ -36%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $561.83 ↓ -32%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $586.04 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $586.04 ↓ -29%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $586.04 ↓ -29%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $586.04 ↓ -29%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $586.04 ↓ -29%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $586.04 ↓ -29%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $586.04 ↓ -29%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
WEBTPA AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
AETNA AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
COVENTRY AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
MERITAIN AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $596.87 ↓ -28%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $637.00 ↓ -23%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $637.00 ↓ -23%

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Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 6-11 targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $357.50 $201.30 – $550.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $414.05 $252.19 – $637.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $414.05 $240.79 – $717.01
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $357.50 $155.65 – $550.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $357.50 $129.25 – $715.64
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $414.05 $260.31 – $665.79
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $559.00 $112.36 – $559.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $311.00 $62.51 – $528.61

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