Provox xtraflange 17fr 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

$84.23

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.

$129.58

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.

$26.55 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $103.73 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
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.55 ↓ -68%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.55 ↓ -68%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
COVENTRY AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
MERITAIN AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
WEBTPA AETNA $54.46 ↓ -35%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $62.24 ↓ -26%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $62.24 ↓ -26%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $67.42 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $69.40 ↓ -18%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.61 ↓ -14%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.61 ↓ -14%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.61 ↓ -14%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.61 ↓ -14%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.61 ↓ -14%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.61 ↓ -14%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $82.98 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $93.36 ↑ +11%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $103.73 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $103.73 ↑ +23%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $103.73 ↑ +23%

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Provox xtraflange 17fr at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $84.23 $37.03 – $103.73
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $99.97 $48.74 – $123.12
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $84.23 $39.21 – $116.76
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $84.23 $29.36 – $103.73
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $84.23 $39.65 – $103.73
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $84.23 $24.38 – $103.73
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $84.23 $53.39 – $108.42
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $129.58 $20.85 – $103.73

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