Tp53 gene trgt sequence alys 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

$642.20

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.

$988.00

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.

$252.93 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $988.00 with CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE — 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 $252.93 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $252.93 ↓ -61%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $319.29 ↓ -50%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $322.42 ↓ -50%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $322.92 ↓ -50%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $322.92 ↓ -50%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $322.92 ↓ -50%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $323.67 ↓ -50%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $326.15 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $329.38 ↓ -49%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $329.38 ↓ -49%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $329.51 ↓ -49%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $329.51 ↓ -49%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $332.81 ↓ -48%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $336.10 ↓ -48%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $405.30 ↓ -37%
OSCAR OSCAR $434.33 ↓ -32%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $438.25 ↓ -32%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $518.70 ↓ -19%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $553.58 ↓ -14%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $642.20 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $660.97 ↑ +3%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $662.32 ↑ +3%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $662.32 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $691.60 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $691.60 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $691.60 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $691.60 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $691.60 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $691.60 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $790.40 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $889.20 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $988.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $988.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $988.00 ↑ +54%

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