Perc drug-el cor stent sing 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

$54,505.00

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.

$28,239.00

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.

$1.92 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH vs $28,239.00 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
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $1.92 ↓ -100%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7,229.18 ↓ -87%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7,229.18 ↓ -87%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $11,170.11 ↓ -80%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $11,279.62 ↓ -79%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $11,323.43 ↓ -79%
BLUE SHIELD - WA (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IL WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - VA (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - MD (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - ME (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
WC DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - MN WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NE WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - PA (CAPITAL) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - AR WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NM WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - ID WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - VT WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
KAISER DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BCBS GENERIC WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NV (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - OK WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - CT (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - MS WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
PRE-EMPLOYMENT WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - LA WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - TX WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - SC WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - MI WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - MT WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - RI WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - TN WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - FEDERAL WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NC WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IL ALTERNATE WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CARE NETWORK WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - AZ WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - HI WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK NORTHEASTERN WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - GA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - VA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - UT (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD - CA WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK HMO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - CA (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - AK (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - WV (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE DISTINCTION TRANSPLANT WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - DC (CAREFIRST) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - MA WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - WI (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - CO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - SD (WELLMARK) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - OR (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NJ (HORIZON) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE BENEFIT ADMINISTRATORS OF MASSACHUSETTS WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - OH (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - FL WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - PA (INDEPENDENCE) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - WY WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - KY (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - DE (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD - ID (REGENCE) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - ND WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - KS WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - MO (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - AL WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - WA (PREMERA) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD - NY HIGHMARK WESTERN WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - NY (EXCELLUS) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IN (ANTHEM) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BLUE SHIELD - PA (HIGHMARK) WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
BCN DOMESTIC WELLMARK PPO $11,794.23 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,194.05 ↓ -78%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,194.05 ↓ -78%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,194.05 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,315.99 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,437.93 ↓ -77%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,437.93 ↓ -77%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $12,567.33 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12,691.76 ↓ -77%
MERITAIN AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
AETNA AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
AETNA EAP AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
WEBTPA AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
COVENTRY AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $14,825.48 ↓ -73%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $15,304.77 ↓ -72%
OSCAR OSCAR $16,400.99 ↓ -70%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $16,549.06 ↓ -70%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $18,355.35 ↓ -66%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $18,891.89 ↓ -65%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,767.30 ↓ -64%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,767.30 ↓ -64%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,767.30 ↓ -64%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,767.30 ↓ -64%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,767.30 ↓ -64%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,767.30 ↓ -64%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $20,904.08 ↓ -62%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $22,591.20 ↓ -59%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $25,010.24 ↓ -54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $25,010.24 ↓ -54%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $25,415.10 ↓ -53%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $28,239.00 ↓ -48%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $28,239.00 ↓ -48%

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Perc drug-el cor stent sing at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $41,237.68 $2.86 – $35,382.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $26,971.75 $10,630.56 – $41,495.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $35,266.00 $7,088.47 – $35,266.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $77,377.81 $0.32 – $35,266.00
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo $62,070.58 $9.09 – $35,916.60
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $19,356.76 $9,399.92 – $16,224.43
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $17,589.09 $7,189.54 – $20,708.82
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $18,092.95 $5,925.44 – $14,658.84

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