Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 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

$44,077.15

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$67,811.00

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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.

$9,041.40 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $45,207.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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

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 $9,041.40 ↓ -79%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $11,066.67 ↓ -75%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11,175.17 ↓ -75%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11,218.57 ↓ -75%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $11,572.99 ↓ -74%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $11,572.99 ↓ -74%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $14,330.62 ↓ -67%
OSCAR OSCAR $14,918.31 ↓ -66%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
AETNA EAP AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
COVENTRY AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
MERITAIN AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
WEBTPA AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $23,733.68 ↓ -46%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $27,124.20 ↓ -38%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $27,124.20 ↓ -38%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $29,384.55 ↓ -33%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $30,243.48 ↓ -31%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31,644.90 ↓ -28%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31,644.90 ↓ -28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31,644.90 ↓ -28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31,644.90 ↓ -28%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31,644.90 ↓ -28%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $31,644.90 ↓ -28%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $36,165.60 ↓ -18%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $40,686.30 ↓ -8%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $45,207.00 ↑ +3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $45,207.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $45,207.00 ↑ +3%

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Athrectomy tib/pero/unilat/ini ves 37229 at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $23,583.00 $17,188.53 – $20,560.15
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $31,665.40 $6,294.04 – $32,477.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $21,123.60 $17,188.53 – $22,883.90
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $1,183.80 $928.00 – $2,679.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $11,961.30 $2,453.60 – $12,268.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $54,907.20 $594.53 – $16,002.50
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $54,907.20 $594.53 – $28,538.61
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $54,907.20 $594.53 – $17,866.30

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