Trnscath tx thromblytc vein ini day 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

$386.75

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.

$595.00

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.

$101.63 with HEALTH CHOICES vs $397.00 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 $101.63 ↓ -74%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $101.63 ↓ -74%
AETNA EAP AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
AETNA AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
COVENTRY AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
MERITAIN AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
WEBTPA AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $208.43 ↓ -46%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $258.05 ↓ -33%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $265.59 ↓ -31%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $277.90 ↓ -28%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $277.90 ↓ -28%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $277.90 ↓ -28%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $277.90 ↓ -28%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $277.90 ↓ -28%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $277.90 ↓ -28%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $317.60 ↓ -18%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $357.30 ↓ -8%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $397.00 ↑ +3%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $397.00 ↑ +3%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $397.00 ↑ +3%

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Trnscath tx thromblytc vein ini day at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $1,566.00 $1,696.50 – $3,012.85
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $386.75 $79.80 – $397.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $1,809.00 $1,959.75 – $3,012.85
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $509.40 $619.77 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $1,993.84 $293.98 – $2,608.88
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $6,262.04 $293.98 – $6,262.03
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $1,696.00 $293.98 – $3,131.65
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines $6,687.93 $293.98 – $3,032.46

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