Antinuclear antibodies 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

$42.25

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.

$65.00

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.

$8.70 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $34.00 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $8.70 ↓ -79%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $8.70 ↓ -79%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $11.72 ↓ -72%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11.83 ↓ -72%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.85 ↓ -72%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.85 ↓ -72%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.85 ↓ -72%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11.88 ↓ -72%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $11.97 ↓ -72%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.09 ↓ -71%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.09 ↓ -71%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.09 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.09 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $12.21 ↓ -71%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.33 ↓ -71%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $14.87 ↓ -65%
OSCAR OSCAR $15.94 ↓ -62%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $16.08 ↓ -62%
WEBTPA AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
AETNA EAP AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
AETNA AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
COVENTRY AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
MERITAIN AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $17.85 ↓ -58%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20.31 ↓ -52%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $22.10 ↓ -48%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $22.75 ↓ -46%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $23.80 ↓ -44%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $23.80 ↓ -44%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $23.80 ↓ -44%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $23.80 ↓ -44%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $23.80 ↓ -44%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $23.80 ↓ -44%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $24.30 ↓ -42%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $24.30 ↓ -42%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $27.20 ↓ -36%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $30.60 ↓ -28%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $34.00 ↓ -20%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $34.00 ↓ -20%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $34.00 ↓ -20%

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Antinuclear antibodies at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $155.40 $12.09 – $12.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $67.60 $11.72 – $104.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $105.95 $64.53 – $163.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $105.95 $61.61 – $183.47
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $139.10 $11.72 – $214.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $105.95 $62.30 – $163.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $111.15 $11.72 – $171.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $105.95 $83.90 – $170.37

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