Epstein barr early antigen antibody 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

$87.75

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.

$135.00

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.

$12.71 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $135.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.71 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.83 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.86 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.86 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.86 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.88 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.99 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.11 ↓ -85%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.11 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.12 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.12 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.25 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.38 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $16.14 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.29 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.45 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.04 ↓ -75%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.37 ↓ -70%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.37 ↓ -70%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $34.56 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $34.56 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $70.88 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $87.75 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $90.32 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $94.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $94.50 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $94.50 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $94.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $94.50 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $94.50 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $108.00 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $121.50 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $135.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $135.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $135.00 ↑ +54%

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Epstein barr early antigen antibody at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $116.40 $13.12 – $13.12
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $87.75 $12.71 – $135.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $94.25 $57.41 – $145.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $94.25 $54.81 – $163.21
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $87.75 $12.71 – $75.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $94.25 $55.42 – $145.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $104.00 $12.71 – $135.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $94.25 $74.63 – $151.55

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