Midazolam 1 mg/ml in sodium chloride IV infusion (wrapper) 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

$38.00

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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.

$38.00

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.

$24.70 with NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY vs $38.00 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
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $24.70 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.44 ↓ -28%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $27.44 ↓ -28%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.69 ↓ -25%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $28.69 ↓ -25%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $33.52 ↓ -12%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.96 ↓ -8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.96 ↓ -8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.96 ↓ -8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.96 ↓ -8%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $34.96 ↓ -8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.96 ↓ -8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $34.96 ↓ -8%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
AETNA AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
COVENTRY AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
MERITAIN AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
WEBTPA AETNA $35.61 ↓ -6%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $38.00 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $38.00 ↑ +0%

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Midazolam 1 mg/ml in sodium chloride IV infusion (wrapper) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $38.00 $15.04 – $38.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $104.50 $29.57 – $104.50
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $38.00 $14.52 – $38.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $38.00 $7.64 – $38.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $38.50 $7.74 – $38.50
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City $38.00 $9.73 – $38.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $38.00 $8.93 – $38.00
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City $17.99 $0.08 – $0.21

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