Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody screen each antibody 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

$46.80

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.

$72.00

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.

$11.68 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $72.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — 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 $11.68 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.79 ↓ -75%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.81 ↓ -75%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.81 ↓ -75%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.81 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.84 ↓ -75%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.93 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.05 ↓ -74%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.05 ↓ -74%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.05 ↓ -74%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.05 ↓ -74%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $12.17 ↓ -74%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.29 ↓ -74%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $14.82 ↓ -68%
OSCAR OSCAR $15.88 ↓ -66%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $16.03 ↓ -66%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.43 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.43 ↓ -61%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.24 ↓ -57%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.22 ↓ -48%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.22 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $37.80 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $46.80 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $48.17 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $57.60 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $64.80 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $72.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $72.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $72.00 ↑ +54%

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Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody screen each antibody at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $46.80 $11.68 – $62.00
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 $40.30 $11.68 – $62.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $147.55 $86.76 – $227.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $46.80 $11.68 – $72.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $147.55 $116.84 – $237.26
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $72.00 $11.68 – $72.00

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