Varicella zoster antibody igg 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

$86.45

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.

$133.00

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.

$12.48 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $107.00 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
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $12.48 ↓ -86%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $12.61 ↓ -85%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.62 ↓ -85%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.62 ↓ -85%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.62 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $12.66 ↓ -85%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.75 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.87 ↓ -85%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $12.87 ↓ -85%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.88 ↓ -85%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $12.88 ↓ -85%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $13.01 ↓ -85%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $13.14 ↓ -85%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $15.84 ↓ -82%
OSCAR OSCAR $16.98 ↓ -80%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $17.13 ↓ -80%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $21.64 ↓ -75%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $25.89 ↓ -70%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $25.89 ↓ -70%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $27.39 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $27.39 ↓ -68%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
AETNA AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
COVENTRY AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
MERITAIN AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
AETNA EAP AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
WEBTPA AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $56.18 ↓ -35%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $69.55 ↓ -20%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $71.58 ↓ -17%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $74.90 ↓ -13%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $74.90 ↓ -13%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $74.90 ↓ -13%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $74.90 ↓ -13%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $74.90 ↓ -13%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $74.90 ↓ -13%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $85.60 ↓ -1%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $96.30 ↑ +11%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $107.00 ↑ +24%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $107.00 ↑ +24%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $107.00 ↑ +24%

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Varicella zoster antibody igg at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $111.60 $12.88 – $12.88
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $60.45 $12.48 – $66.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $90.35 $55.03 – $139.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $90.35 $52.54 – $156.46
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $152.75 $12.48 – $235.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $90.35 $53.13 – $139.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $152.75 $12.48 – $235.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $90.35 $71.54 – $145.28

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