Sulbactam 1 gram-durlobactam 1 gram (0.5 gram x2) intravenous solution 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

$3,881.35

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.

$3,881.35

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.

$776.27 with AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $3,881.35 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
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $776.27 ↓ -80%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $993.63 ↓ -74%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $993.63 ↓ -74%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $1,230.39 ↓ -68%
OSCAR OSCAR $1,280.85 ↓ -67%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,940.68 ↓ -50%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $1,940.68 ↓ -50%
AETNA EAP AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
AETNA AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,037.71 ↓ -47%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $2,328.81 ↓ -40%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $2,328.81 ↓ -40%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $2,522.88 ↓ -35%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2,596.62 ↓ -33%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,716.95 ↓ -30%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,716.95 ↓ -30%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,716.95 ↓ -30%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,716.95 ↓ -30%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,716.95 ↓ -30%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,716.95 ↓ -30%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $3,105.08 ↓ -20%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $3,493.22 ↓ -10%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3,881.35 ↑ +0%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $3,881.35 ↑ +0%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3,881.35 ↑ +0%

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Sulbactam 1 gram-durlobactam 1 gram (0.5 gram x2) intravenous solution at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $3,129.21 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $4,374.50 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $4,374.50 $1,042.03 – $2,237.30
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $2,669.48 $0.77 – $1.84
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf $161.68 $0.57 – $1.11

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