Dna antibody native/double stranded 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

$88.40

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.

$136.00

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.

$9.47 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $37.00 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 $9.47 ↓ -89%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $9.47 ↓ -89%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $13.31 ↓ -85%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.44 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.47 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.47 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.47 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.49 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.60 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.73 ↓ -84%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.73 ↓ -84%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.74 ↓ -84%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.74 ↓ -84%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.88 ↓ -84%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.01 ↓ -84%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $16.90 ↓ -81%
OSCAR OSCAR $18.11 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $18.27 ↓ -79%
WEBTPA AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
AETNA EAP AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
AETNA AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
COVENTRY AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
MERITAIN AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $19.43 ↓ -78%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $23.08 ↓ -74%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $24.05 ↓ -73%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $24.75 ↓ -72%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $25.90 ↓ -71%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $25.90 ↓ -71%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $25.90 ↓ -71%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $25.90 ↓ -71%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $25.90 ↓ -71%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $25.90 ↓ -71%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $27.62 ↓ -69%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $27.62 ↓ -69%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $29.60 ↓ -67%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $33.30 ↓ -62%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $37.00 ↓ -58%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $37.00 ↓ -58%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $37.00 ↓ -58%

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Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $139.20 $13.74 – $13.74
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $48.75 $13.31 – $75.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $101.40 $13.74 – $156.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $101.40 $58.97 – $175.59
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $139.75 $13.31 – $215.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $101.40 $13.74 – $156.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $131.30 $13.31 – $202.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $101.40 $13.74 – $163.05

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