Susceptibility mic per plate 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

$324.00

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.

$138.00

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.

$8.38 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $138.00 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 $8.38 ↓ -97%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $8.47 ↓ -97%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.48 ↓ -97%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.48 ↓ -97%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.48 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $8.50 ↓ -97%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.56 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.65 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $8.74 ↓ -97%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $8.82 ↓ -97%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $11.50 ↓ -96%
OSCAR OSCAR $12.29 ↓ -96%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $12.48 ↓ -96%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $14.53 ↓ -96%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $17.39 ↓ -95%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $17.39 ↓ -95%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $78.66 ↓ -76%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $78.66 ↓ -76%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $89.70 ↓ -72%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $104.19 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $104.19 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $121.72 ↓ -62%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.96 ↓ -61%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.96 ↓ -61%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $126.96 ↓ -61%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.96 ↓ -61%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.96 ↓ -61%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.96 ↓ -61%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $126.96 ↓ -61%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
WEBTPA AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
COVENTRY AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
MERITAIN AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA $129.31 ↓ -60%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $138.00 ↓ -57%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $138.00 ↓ -57%

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Susceptibility mic per plate at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $184.80 $8.65 – $8.65
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $89.70 $54.63 – $138.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $89.70 $8.99 – $155.33
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $542.75 $8.38 – $136.02
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $89.70 $52.74 – $138.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $319.00 $8.38 – $87.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $89.70 $71.03 – $144.24
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $313.00 $5.23 – $26.00

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