Warde cobalt heavy metal quantitative each nes 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

$111.15

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.

$171.00

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.

$21.28 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $171.00 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 $21.28 ↓ -81%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $21.49 ↓ -81%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.52 ↓ -81%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.52 ↓ -81%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.52 ↓ -81%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $21.57 ↓ -81%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.74 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.95 ↓ -80%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $21.95 ↓ -80%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.96 ↓ -80%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $21.96 ↓ -80%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $22.18 ↓ -80%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $22.40 ↓ -80%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $27.01 ↓ -76%
OSCAR OSCAR $28.95 ↓ -74%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $29.21 ↓ -74%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $36.89 ↓ -67%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.78 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $43.78 ↓ -61%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $44.14 ↓ -60%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $44.14 ↓ -60%
AETNA AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $89.78 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $111.15 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $114.40 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $119.70 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $119.70 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $119.70 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $119.70 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $119.70 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $119.70 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $136.80 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $153.90 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $171.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $171.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $171.00 ↑ +54%

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Warde cobalt heavy metal quantitative each nes at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $115.20 $21.96 – $21.96
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $111.15 $21.28 – $171.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $111.15 $21.52 – $171.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $111.15 $21.28 – $171.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $98.15 $21.28 – $151.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $111.15 $21.52 – $171.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $126.00 $21.28 – $126.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $81.90 $21.28 – $126.00

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