Drsg wnd hyalomatrix 10x10cm -cost per sq cm 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

$46.92

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.

$72.19

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.

$11.93 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $46.60 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $11.93 ↓ -75%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $11.93 ↓ -75%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.30 ↓ -50%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $23.30 ↓ -50%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
COVENTRY AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
AETNA AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
AETNA EAP AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
MERITAIN AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
WEBTPA AETNA $24.47 ↓ -48%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $30.29 ↓ -35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $31.18 ↓ -34%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.62 ↓ -30%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.62 ↓ -30%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.62 ↓ -30%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.62 ↓ -30%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.62 ↓ -30%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $32.62 ↓ -30%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $37.28 ↓ -21%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $41.94 ↓ -11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $46.60 ↓ -1%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $46.60 ↓ -1%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $46.60 ↓ -1%

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Drsg wnd hyalomatrix 10x10cm -cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $46.92 $16.64 – $46.60
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $55.69 $14.76 – $37.28
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $46.92 $17.61 – $52.45
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $46.92 $13.19 – $46.60
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $46.92 $17.81 – $46.60
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $46.92 $10.95 – $46.60
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $46.92 $23.99 – $48.71
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $72.19 $9.37 – $46.60

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