Warde vitamin d (1 25 dihydroxy) 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

$120.25

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.

$185.00

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.

$37.31 with IOWA TOTAL CARE vs $185.00 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 $37.31 ↓ -69%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $37.68 ↓ -69%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.73 ↓ -69%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.73 ↓ -69%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $37.73 ↓ -69%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $37.82 ↓ -69%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $38.11 ↓ -68%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $38.48 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $38.48 ↓ -68%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $38.50 ↓ -68%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $38.50 ↓ -68%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $38.89 ↓ -68%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $39.27 ↓ -67%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $47.36 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.36 ↓ -61%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $47.36 ↓ -61%
OSCAR OSCAR $50.75 ↓ -58%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $51.21 ↓ -57%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $64.68 ↓ -46%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $77.39 ↓ -36%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $77.39 ↓ -36%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $97.13 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $120.25 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $123.77 ↑ +3%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.50 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.50 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.50 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.50 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $129.50 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $148.00 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $166.50 ↑ +38%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $185.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $185.00 ↑ +54%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $185.00 ↑ +54%

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Warde vitamin d (1 25 dihydroxy) at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $274.20 $38.50 – $38.50
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $209.95 $37.31 – $323.00
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $912.60 $9.09 – $322.00
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville $209.30 $121.72 – $362.44
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $790.40 $9.09 – $423.00
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein $209.30 $123.07 – $322.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls $406.90 $37.31 – $626.00
MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines $311.00 $37.31 – $311.00

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