Telehealth original site facility fee 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

$52.00

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.

$80.00

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.

$16.00 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $80.00 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $16.00 ↓ -69%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $21.12 ↓ -59%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $21.15 ↓ -59%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.36 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.45 ↓ -59%
OSCAR OSCAR $21.60 ↓ -58%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $48.00 ↓ -8%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $48.00 ↓ -8%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $52.00 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.76 ↑ +11%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $57.76 ↑ +11%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $60.40 ↑ +16%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $60.40 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $70.56 ↑ +36%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $73.60 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $73.60 ↑ +42%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $73.60 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $73.60 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $73.60 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $73.60 ↑ +42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $73.60 ↑ +42%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
COVENTRY AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
MERITAIN AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
WEBTPA AETNA $74.96 ↑ +44%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $80.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $80.00 ↑ +54%

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Telehealth original site facility fee at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $24.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $26.00 $8.00 – $40.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $52.00 $31.67 – $80.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $52.00 $30.24 – $90.05
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $52.00 $30.58 – $80.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $52.00 $41.18 – $83.62
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $25.35 $7.80 – $39.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $80.00 $21.95 – $80.00

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