Infect ag na resp virus 12-25 targets 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

$321.75

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.

$495.00

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.

$100.86 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $837.73 with CLAIMDOC — 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 $100.86 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $100.86 ↓ -69%
MERITAIN AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
AETNA EAP AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
WEBTPA AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
AETNA AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
COVENTRY AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $206.85 ↓ -36%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $256.10 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $263.59 ↓ -18%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $275.80 ↓ -14%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $275.80 ↓ -14%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $275.80 ↓ -14%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $275.80 ↓ -14%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $275.80 ↓ -14%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $275.80 ↓ -14%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $315.20 ↓ -2%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $354.60 ↑ +10%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $394.00 ↑ +22%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $394.00 ↑ +22%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $394.00 ↑ +22%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $403.86 ↑ +26%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $407.82 ↑ +27%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $408.44 ↑ +27%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $408.44 ↑ +27%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $408.44 ↑ +27%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $409.40 ↑ +27%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $412.53 ↑ +28%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $416.61 ↑ +29%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $416.61 ↑ +29%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $416.78 ↑ +30%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $416.78 ↑ +30%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $420.95 ↑ +31%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $425.12 ↑ +32%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $512.64 ↑ +59%
OSCAR OSCAR $549.36 ↑ +71%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $554.32 ↑ +72%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $700.19 ↑ +118%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $837.73 ↑ +160%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $837.73 ↑ +160%

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Infect ag na resp virus 12-25 targets at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $750.60 $416.78 – $416.78
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $812.50 $494.88 – $1,250.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $812.50 $477.75 – $1,250.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $2,009.15 $403.86 – $3,091.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $835.80 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $1,167.00 $595.34 – $1,278.23
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $2,009.15 $403.86 – $3,091.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $935.20 $235.57 – $648.37

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