Pt wheelchair management each 15 minutes 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

$66.95

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.

$103.00

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.

$23.91 with IOWA TOTAL CARE 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $23.91 ↓ -64%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $24.14 ↓ -64%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $24.24 ↓ -64%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.37 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $26.37 ↓ -61%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.16 ↓ -56%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.16 ↓ -56%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.16 ↓ -56%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.46 ↓ -56%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.75 ↓ -56%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $29.75 ↓ -56%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $30.06 ↓ -55%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $30.36 ↓ -55%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $36.60 ↓ -45%
OSCAR OSCAR $39.23 ↓ -41%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $39.58 ↓ -41%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $50.00 ↓ -25%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $54.08 ↓ -19%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $59.82 ↓ -11%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $59.82 ↓ -11%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $66.95 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $68.91 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.10 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.10 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.10 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.10 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.10 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $72.10 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $82.40 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $92.70 ↑ +38%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $103.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $103.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $103.00 ↑ +54%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $350.00 ↑ +423%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $350.00 ↑ +423%

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Pt wheelchair management each 15 minutes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $46.80 $39.57 – $39.57
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $55.25 $23.91 – $212.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $128.70 $74.84 – $222.87
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $128.70 $101.91 – $206.95
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $69.00 $13.87 – $189.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $276.00 $13.87 – $189.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $198.00 $54.33 – $198.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $128.70 $23.91 – $198.00

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