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Amphetamine confirm urine -sendout at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

1000 4th St. SW, Mason City, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1467537886

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$58.50

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.

$90.00

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.

$23.04 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $116.72 with WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE — 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23.04 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23.04 ↓ -61%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $28.53 ↓ -51%
OSCAR OSCAR $29.70 ↓ -49%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $47.25 ↓ -19%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $54.00 ↓ -8%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $54.00 ↓ -8%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $58.50 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $60.21 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $72.00 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $81.00 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $90.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $90.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $90.00 ↑ +54%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↑ +92%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $112.14 ↑ +92%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $113.26 ↑ +94%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.38 ↑ +96%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $114.38 ↑ +96%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $115.57 ↑ +98%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $116.72 ↑ +100%

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Amphetamine confirm urine -sendout at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $192.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $58.50 $32.94 – $116.72
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $58.50 $18.09 – $116.72
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $213.60 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $288.60 $121.04 – $259.88
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $58.50 $0.04 – $116.72
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $72.14 $13.16 – $47.52
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $72.14 $13.16 – $72.14

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