Cardiolipin antibody iga 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

$165.75

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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.

$255.00

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 $90.00 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 $23.04 ↓ -86%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $23.04 ↓ -86%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $24.66 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $24.91 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.94 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.94 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $24.94 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $25.00 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.19 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.44 ↓ -85%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.44 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.45 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $25.45 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $25.70 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $25.96 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $31.30 ↓ -81%
OSCAR OSCAR $33.55 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $33.85 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $42.76 ↓ -74%
WEBTPA AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
AETNA AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
COVENTRY AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
MERITAIN AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
AETNA EAP AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $47.25 ↓ -71%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $51.15 ↓ -69%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $51.15 ↓ -69%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $58.50 ↓ -65%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $60.21 ↓ -64%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↓ -62%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↓ -62%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↓ -62%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↓ -62%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↓ -62%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $63.00 ↓ -62%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $72.00 ↓ -57%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $81.00 ↓ -51%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $90.00 ↓ -46%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $90.00 ↓ -46%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $90.00 ↓ -46%

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Cardiolipin antibody iga at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $228.00 $25.45 – $25.45
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $58.50 $24.66 – $90.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $151.45 $92.24 – $233.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $151.45 $88.07 – $262.26
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $141.70 $24.66 – $124.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $151.45 $89.05 – $233.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $209.95 $24.66 – $323.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $151.45 $119.93 – $243.53

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