Kit cath f 8f w/glv + wipe ster 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

$1.31

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.

$2.02

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.

$0.86 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $1.33 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
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $0.86 ↓ -34%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $0.96 ↓ -27%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $0.96 ↓ -27%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1.00 ↓ -24%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1.00 ↓ -24%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $1.17 ↓ -11%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1.22 ↓ -7%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1.22 ↓ -7%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1.22 ↓ -7%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1.22 ↓ -7%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $1.22 ↓ -7%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1.22 ↓ -7%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $1.22 ↓ -7%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
AETNA AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
COVENTRY AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
MERITAIN AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
WEBTPA AETNA $1.25 ↓ -5%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $1.33 ↑ +2%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1.33 ↑ +2%

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Kit cath f 8f w/glv + wipe ster at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $6.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $1.31 $0.47 – $1.33
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $5.25 $2.11 – $5.32
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $1.31 $0.50 – $1.50
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $1.31 $0.38 – $1.33
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $1.31 $0.51 – $1.33
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $1.31 $0.31 – $1.33
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $1.31 $0.68 – $1.39

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