Hepatitis c 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

$70.20

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.

$108.00

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.

$13.83 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $101.00 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 $13.83 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $13.97 ↓ -80%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.98 ↓ -80%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.98 ↓ -80%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.98 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $14.02 ↓ -80%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.12 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.26 ↓ -80%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.26 ↓ -80%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.27 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $14.27 ↓ -80%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $14.41 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $14.56 ↓ -79%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $17.55 ↓ -75%
OSCAR OSCAR $18.81 ↓ -73%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $18.98 ↓ -73%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $23.97 ↓ -66%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.86 ↓ -63%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $25.86 ↓ -63%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $28.68 ↓ -59%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $28.68 ↓ -59%
AETNA AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
COVENTRY AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
MERITAIN AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
AETNA EAP AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
WEBTPA AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $53.03 ↓ -24%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $65.65 ↓ -6%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $67.57 ↓ -4%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $70.70 ↑ +1%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $70.70 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $70.70 ↑ +1%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $70.70 ↑ +1%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $70.70 ↑ +1%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $70.70 ↑ +1%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $80.80 ↑ +15%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $90.90 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $101.00 ↑ +44%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $101.00 ↑ +44%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $101.00 ↑ +44%

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Hepatitis c antibody at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $186.00 $14.27 – $14.27
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $240.50 $13.83 – $370.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $126.75 $13.98 – $195.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $126.75 $13.98 – $195.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $191.10 $13.83 – $294.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $126.75 $13.98 – $195.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $118.95 $13.83 – $183.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $126.75 $13.98 – $195.00

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