Mayo hip12 infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hiv-1 rna qualitative 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

$48.75

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.

$75.00

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.

$18.43 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $72.00 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 $18.43 ↓ -62%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $18.43 ↓ -62%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $34.01 ↓ -30%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $34.34 ↓ -30%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -29%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -29%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.39 ↓ -29%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $34.47 ↓ -29%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $34.73 ↓ -29%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.08 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.08 ↓ -28%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $35.09 ↓ -28%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $35.44 ↓ -27%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $35.79 ↓ -27%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
AETNA AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
COVENTRY AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
MERITAIN AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
WEBTPA AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
AETNA EAP AETNA $37.80 ↓ -22%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $43.16 ↓ -11%
OSCAR OSCAR $46.25 ↓ -5%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $46.67 ↓ -4%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $46.80 ↓ -4%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $48.17 ↓ -1%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +3%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +3%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +3%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $50.40 ↑ +3%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $57.60 ↑ +18%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $58.95 ↑ +21%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $64.80 ↑ +33%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↑ +45%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $70.53 ↑ +45%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $72.00 ↑ +48%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $72.00 ↑ +48%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $72.00 ↑ +48%

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Mayo hip12 infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hiv-1 rna qualitative at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $445.20 $35.09 – $35.09
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $48.75 $27.45 – $75.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $226.85 $138.17 – $349.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $48.75 $21.23 – $75.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $226.85 $35.09 – $349.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $48.75 $15.08 – $75.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $468.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $275.40 $49.98 – $107.31

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