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Cholesterol (lipid) test 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

$92.30

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$142.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$12.97 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $86.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer Plan Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.97 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.10 ↓ -86%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.12 ↓ -86%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.12 ↓ -86%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.12 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.15 ↓ -86%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.25 ↓ -86%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.38 ↓ -86%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.38 ↓ -86%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.39 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.39 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.52 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.66 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $16.47 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.65 ↓ -81%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.81 ↓ -81%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $22.02 ↓ -76%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $22.02 ↓ -76%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.50 ↓ -76%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.91 ↓ -71%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.91 ↓ -71%
WEBTPA AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
COVENTRY AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
AETNA AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
MERITAIN AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
AETNA EAP AETNA $45.15 ↓ -51%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $55.90 ↓ -39%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $57.53 ↓ -38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -35%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -35%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -35%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -35%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $60.20 ↓ -35%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $68.80 ↓ -25%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $77.40 ↓ -16%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $86.00 ↓ -7%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $86.00 ↓ -7%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $86.00 ↓ -7%

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Cholesterol (lipid) test at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $461.50 $9.09 – $142.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $91.80 $13.39 – $13.39
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $284.05 $9.37 – $286.00
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $804.05 $9.09 – $142.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $646.10 $9.09 – $170.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $695.00 $9.09 – $170.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $110.50 $64.26 – $191.35
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $1,035.00 $9.09 – $102.95

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