Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins 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

$222.95

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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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$343.00

Gross charge

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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.

$49.29 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $343.00 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 $49.29 ↓ -78%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $49.77 ↓ -78%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $49.84 ↓ -78%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $49.84 ↓ -78%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $49.84 ↓ -78%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $49.96 ↓ -78%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.34 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.84 ↓ -77%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $50.84 ↓ -77%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $50.86 ↓ -77%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $50.86 ↓ -77%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $51.37 ↓ -77%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $51.88 ↓ -77%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $62.56 ↓ -72%
OSCAR OSCAR $67.04 ↓ -70%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $67.64 ↓ -70%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $85.44 ↓ -62%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.81 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $87.81 ↓ -61%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $102.23 ↓ -54%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $102.23 ↓ -54%
AETNA AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $180.08 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $222.95 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $229.47 ↑ +3%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $240.10 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $240.10 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $240.10 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $240.10 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $240.10 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $240.10 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $274.40 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $308.70 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $343.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $343.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $343.00 ↑ +54%

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Warde thyroid stimulating immunoglobulins at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $384.00 $50.86 – $50.86
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $174.85 $49.29 – $269.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $222.95 $135.79 – $343.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $222.95 $129.65 – $386.08
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $293.80 $49.29 – $269.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $222.95 $131.09 – $343.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $457.60 $49.29 – $703.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $222.95 $50.86 – $358.50

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