Warde vitamin e (alpha-tocopherol) 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

$147.55

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.

$227.00

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.

$13.74 with IOWA TOTAL CARE 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $13.74 ↓ -91%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.87 ↓ -91%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.90 ↓ -91%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.90 ↓ -91%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.90 ↓ -91%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.93 ↓ -91%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.04 ↓ -90%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.17 ↓ -90%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $14.32 ↓ -90%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.46 ↓ -90%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $18.86 ↓ -87%
OSCAR OSCAR $20.15 ↓ -86%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $20.46 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $23.82 ↓ -84%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $28.50 ↓ -81%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $28.50 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $129.39 ↓ -12%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $129.39 ↓ -12%
NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY $147.55 ↑ +0%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $171.39 ↑ +16%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $171.39 ↑ +16%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $200.21 ↑ +36%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↑ +42%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↑ +42%
HEALTH ALLIANCE HEALTHALLIANCE MIDWEST PPO $208.84 ↑ +42%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↑ +42%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↑ +42%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $208.84 ↑ +42%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
WEBTPA AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
COVENTRY AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
MERITAIN AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
AETNA AETNA $212.70 ↑ +44%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $227.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $227.00 ↑ +54%

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Warde vitamin e (alpha-tocopherol) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $124.80 $14.18 – $14.18
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $76.05 $13.74 – $117.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $147.55 $89.87 – $227.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $147.55 $85.81 – $255.51
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $76.05 $13.74 – $117.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $147.55 $86.76 – $227.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $130.65 $13.74 – $201.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $147.55 $116.84 – $237.26

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