Protein total serum plasma whole blood 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

$1,440.00

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.

$85.00

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.

$3.56 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $45.00 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 $3.56 ↓ -100%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $3.59 ↓ -100%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.60 ↓ -100%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.60 ↓ -100%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.60 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $3.61 ↓ -100%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.63 ↓ -100%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.67 ↓ -100%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $3.71 ↓ -100%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $3.74 ↓ -100%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $4.88 ↓ -100%
OSCAR OSCAR $5.22 ↓ -100%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $5.30 ↓ -100%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $6.17 ↓ -100%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $7.38 ↓ -99%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $7.38 ↓ -99%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.65 ↓ -98%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.65 ↓ -98%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $29.25 ↓ -98%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.98 ↓ -98%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $33.98 ↓ -98%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $39.69 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $41.40 ↓ -97%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $41.40 ↓ -97%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $41.40 ↓ -97%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $41.40 ↓ -97%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $41.40 ↓ -97%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $41.40 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $41.40 ↓ -97%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
MERITAIN AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
AETNA AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
COVENTRY AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
WEBTPA AETNA $42.17 ↓ -97%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $45.00 ↓ -97%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $45.00 ↓ -97%

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Protein total serum plasma whole blood at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $69.60 $3.67 – $3.67
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $41.60 $3.56 – $64.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $55.25 $32.13 – $95.68
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $55.25 $32.49 – $85.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $31.85 $3.56 – $49.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $140.00 $3.56 – $140.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $73.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $73.20 $6.46 – $13.87

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