Tavr perq femoral 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

$18,001.75

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.

$27,695.00

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.

$7,089.92 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $27,695.00 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
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7,089.92 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $7,089.92 ↓ -61%
AETNA EAP AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $14,539.88 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $18,001.75 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $18,527.96 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,386.50 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,386.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,386.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,386.50 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,386.50 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $19,386.50 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $22,156.00 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $24,925.50 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $27,695.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $27,695.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $27,695.00 ↑ +54%

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Tavr perq femoral at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,800.00 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $26,642.20 $4,122.99 – $11,549.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $11,468.00 $2,305.07 – $11,468.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $7,454.20 $344.10 – $10,023.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $1,890.00 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $1,890.00 $928.00 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $26,190.65 $1,035.38 – $17,253.09
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $2,966.40 $1,035.38 – $3,411.36

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