Membrane placenta tiss biodfence g3 2x2cm-4sqcm-q4116-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

$617.54

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.

$950.06

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.

$72.37 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $361.84 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $72.37 ↓ -88%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $88.58 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $89.45 ↓ -86%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $89.79 ↓ -85%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $92.63 ↓ -85%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $92.63 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $114.70 ↓ -81%
OSCAR OSCAR $119.41 ↓ -81%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $180.92 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $180.92 ↓ -71%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
COVENTRY AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
MERITAIN AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
AETNA AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
WEBTPA AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
AETNA EAP AETNA $189.97 ↓ -69%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $217.10 ↓ -65%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $217.10 ↓ -65%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $235.20 ↓ -62%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $242.07 ↓ -61%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $253.29 ↓ -59%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $253.29 ↓ -59%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $253.29 ↓ -59%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $253.29 ↓ -59%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $253.29 ↓ -59%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $253.29 ↓ -59%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $289.47 ↓ -53%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $325.66 ↓ -47%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $361.84 ↓ -41%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $361.84 ↓ -41%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $361.84 ↓ -41%

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Membrane placenta tiss biodfence g3 2x2cm-4sqcm-q4116-cost per sq cm at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $617.54 $70.12 – $361.84
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $769.18 $178.43 – $450.70
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $617.54 $136.78 – $407.29
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $617.54 $70.12 – $361.84
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $617.54 $138.30 – $361.84
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $617.54 $62.74 – $361.84
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $617.54 $186.24 – $378.20
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $950.06 $59.05 – $361.84

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