Cath steerable flex adv 12f 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

$2,374.45

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.

$3,653.00

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.

$29.25 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $114.24 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
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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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $29.25 ↓ -99%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $29.25 ↓ -99%
AETNA EAP AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
AETNA AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
COVENTRY AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
MERITAIN AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
WEBTPA AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $59.98 ↓ -97%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $68.54 ↓ -97%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $68.54 ↓ -97%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $74.26 ↓ -97%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $76.43 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.97 ↓ -97%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.97 ↓ -97%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.97 ↓ -97%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.97 ↓ -97%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.97 ↓ -97%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $79.97 ↓ -97%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $91.39 ↓ -96%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $102.82 ↓ -96%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $114.24 ↓ -95%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $114.24 ↓ -95%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $114.24 ↓ -95%

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Cath steerable flex adv 12f at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $2,700.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,374.45 $40.78 – $114.24
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $1,690.00 $53.68 – $135.60
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $2,374.45 $43.18 – $128.59
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $2,374.45 $32.33 – $114.24
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $2,374.45 $43.66 – $114.24
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,374.45 $26.85 – $114.24
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $2,374.45 $58.80 – $119.40

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