Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left 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

$221.65

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$341.00

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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.

$11.38 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $227.00 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 $11.38 ↓ -95%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.38 ↓ -95%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.38 ↓ -95%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.49 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.61 ↓ -95%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $11.73 ↓ -95%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.84 ↓ -95%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $51.01 ↓ -77%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $51.51 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $51.71 ↓ -77%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $59.93 ↓ -73%
OSCAR OSCAR $61.29 ↓ -72%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $129.39 ↓ -42%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $129.39 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $136.20 ↓ -39%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $136.20 ↓ -39%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $147.55 ↓ -33%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $171.39 ↓ -23%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $171.39 ↓ -23%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $200.21 ↓ -10%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↓ -6%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↓ -6%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↓ -6%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↓ -6%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $208.84 ↓ -6%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↓ -6%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
MERITAIN AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
AETNA AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
COVENTRY AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
WEBTPA AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $212.70 ↓ -4%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $227.00 ↑ +2%

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Tomosynthesis breast diagnostic left at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $68.90 $11.38 – $199.76
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $221.65 $89.87 – $227.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $221.65 $85.81 – $255.51
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $58.50 $11.38 – $199.76
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $221.65 $86.76 – $227.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $85.80 $11.38 – $481.75
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $221.65 $116.84 – $237.26
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $341.00 $62.29 – $227.00

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