T cells absolute cd4/cd8 including ratio 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

$146.25

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.

$225.00

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.

$36.10 with MEDICAL ASSOCIATES vs $141.00 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 $36.10 ↓ -75%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $36.10 ↓ -75%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $45.52 ↓ -69%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $45.97 ↓ -69%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.04 ↓ -69%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.04 ↓ -69%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.04 ↓ -69%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $46.15 ↓ -68%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.50 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.96 ↓ -68%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $46.96 ↓ -68%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.98 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $46.98 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $47.45 ↓ -68%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $47.92 ↓ -67%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $57.79 ↓ -60%
OSCAR OSCAR $61.92 ↓ -58%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $62.48 ↓ -57%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
WEBTPA AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
AETNA AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
COVENTRY AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
MERITAIN AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
AETNA EAP AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $74.03 ↓ -49%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $78.93 ↓ -46%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $91.65 ↓ -37%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $94.33 ↓ -36%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $94.43 ↓ -35%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $94.43 ↓ -35%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.70 ↓ -33%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.70 ↓ -33%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.70 ↓ -33%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.70 ↓ -33%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.70 ↓ -33%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $98.70 ↓ -33%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $112.80 ↓ -23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $126.90 ↓ -13%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $141.00 ↓ -4%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $141.00 ↓ -4%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $141.00 ↓ -4%

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T cells absolute cd4/cd8 including ratio at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $155.40 $46.98 – $46.98
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $99.45 $38.06 – $104.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $99.45 $46.98 – $153.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $99.45 $57.83 – $172.22
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $67.60 $29.43 – $104.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $99.45 $46.98 – $153.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $373.10 $45.52 – $574.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $99.45 $46.98 – $159.92

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