St evaluate speech sound production comprehensive/expressive 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

$276.25

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.

$425.00

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.

$108.80 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $440.25 with CLAIMDOC — 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $108.80 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $108.80 ↓ -61%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $178.58 ↓ -35%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $180.33 ↓ -35%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $181.03 ↓ -34%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $214.65 ↓ -22%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $214.65 ↓ -22%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $214.65 ↓ -22%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $216.80 ↓ -22%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $218.94 ↓ -21%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $218.94 ↓ -21%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $221.22 ↓ -20%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $223.13 ↓ -19%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $223.41 ↓ -19%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $269.41 ↓ -2%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $276.25 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $284.33 ↑ +3%
OSCAR OSCAR $288.70 ↑ +5%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $291.31 ↑ +5%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $297.50 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $297.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $297.50 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $297.50 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $297.50 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $297.50 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $340.00 ↑ +23%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $350.00 ↑ +27%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $350.00 ↑ +27%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $367.97 ↑ +33%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $382.50 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $425.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $425.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $425.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $440.25 ↑ +59%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $440.25 ↑ +59%

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St evaluate speech sound production comprehensive/expressive at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $342.60 $292.08 – $292.08
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $290.55 $137.00 – $447.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $428.35 $260.90 – $659.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $428.35 $249.10 – $741.77
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $473.20 $178.00 – $728.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $428.35 $251.87 – $659.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $504.40 $178.58 – $776.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $445.00 $89.45 – $445.00

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