Pt repositioning canalith procedure(s) per day 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

$98.15

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.

$151.00

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.

$28.35 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $350.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — 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 $28.35 ↓ -71%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.35 ↓ -71%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.35 ↓ -71%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.63 ↓ -71%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.92 ↓ -71%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $28.92 ↓ -71%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $29.22 ↓ -70%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.51 ↓ -70%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $35.58 ↓ -64%
OSCAR OSCAR $38.13 ↓ -61%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $38.48 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $38.66 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $38.66 ↓ -61%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $39.62 ↓ -60%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $40.01 ↓ -59%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $40.16 ↓ -59%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $48.60 ↓ -50%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $58.15 ↓ -41%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $58.15 ↓ -41%
COVENTRY AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $79.28 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $98.15 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $101.02 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $105.70 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $105.70 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $105.70 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $105.70 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $105.70 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $105.70 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $120.80 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $135.90 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $151.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $151.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $151.00 ↑ +54%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $350.00 ↑ +257%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $350.00 ↑ +257%

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Pt repositioning canalith procedure(s) per day at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $103.20 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $98.80 $28.35 – $85.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $213.20 $129.86 – $328.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $213.20 $123.98 – $369.20
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $600.60 $20.79 – $152.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $213.20 $127.13 – $328.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $328.00 $90.00 – $328.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $213.20 $28.35 – $328.00

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