Treponema pallidum antibody 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

$43.55

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$67.00

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$12.83 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $61.00 with IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.83 ↓ -71%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.96 ↓ -70%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.98 ↓ -70%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.98 ↓ -70%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.98 ↓ -70%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $13.01 ↓ -70%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.10 ↓ -70%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.23 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.23 ↓ -70%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.24 ↓ -70%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $13.24 ↓ -70%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.37 ↓ -69%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.50 ↓ -69%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.62 ↓ -64%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $15.62 ↓ -64%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $16.29 ↓ -63%
OSCAR OSCAR $17.45 ↓ -60%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.61 ↓ -60%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $22.24 ↓ -49%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $26.61 ↓ -39%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $26.61 ↓ -39%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
AETNA AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
COVENTRY AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
MERITAIN AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
AETNA EAP AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
WEBTPA AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $32.03 ↓ -26%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $39.65 ↓ -9%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $40.81 ↓ -6%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42.70 ↓ -2%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42.70 ↓ -2%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42.70 ↓ -2%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42.70 ↓ -2%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42.70 ↓ -2%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $42.70 ↓ -2%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $48.80 ↑ +12%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $54.90 ↑ +26%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $61.00 ↑ +40%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $61.00 ↑ +40%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $61.00 ↑ +40%

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Treponema pallidum antibody at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $80.40 $13.24 – $13.24
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $139.75 $12.83 – $101.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $130.00 $79.18 – $200.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $130.00 $75.60 – $225.12
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $130.00 $76.44 – $200.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $235.30 $12.83 – $174.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $130.00 $13.24 – $209.04
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $114.00 $12.83 – $114.00

All Iowa hospitals for this procedure →