Blood test, hemoglobin
Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Billing Code: 85018 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $3 compared to the $5 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.60× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, hemoglobin is about $5 (about 2.5× the $2 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $3 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mason City, IA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $2 - $135 | 84% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2 - $183 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $131 | 84% |
| Cignamajor | $2 - $27 | 84% |
| Humanamajor | $2 - $3 | 84% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $2 - $183 | 84% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $3 - $241 | 127% |
| Clover Health | $2 | 84% |
| GEHA | $2 | 84% |
| Health Net | $3 - $10 | 127% |
| HealthPartners | $2 - $26 | 84% |
| Medica | $27 | 1139% |
| Medical Mutual | $20 | 844% |
| Meridian | $2 - $3 | 84% |
| Molina | $3 | 127% |
| Oscar Health | $2 - $102 | 84% |
| Paramount | $3 | 127% |
| Presbyterian | $2 - $3 | 84% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $4 | 169% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $3 | 127% |
| UCare | $4 | 169% |
| WellMed | $2 | 84% |
| WellSense | $3 | 127% |
| + 362 smaller / regional plans | $2 - $183 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, hemoglobin at other IA hospitals
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $2
- Trinity Muscatine · Muscatine $2
- Trinity Regional Medical Center · Fort Dodge $2
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $2
- Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $2
- Genesis Medical Center-Davenport · Davenport $2
- St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $2
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics · Iowa City $2
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $9
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $9).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $5 Fair BaseRate ($2 Medicare)
Your bill ($25) is $20 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($5) and 12.5× the $2 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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