C-section delivery (full package)
Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Billing Code: 59510 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a C-section delivery (full package) is about $1,080 (about 0.4× the $2,473 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $775, or about $5,860 in cash — 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 | $475 - $8,236 | 19% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $270 - $1,982 | 11% |
| Aetnamajor | $594 - $8,236 | 24% |
| Cignamajor | $465 - $2,323 | 19% |
| Humanamajor | $276 - $1,724 | 11% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $270 - $1,685 | 11% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $293 - $1,832 | 12% |
| Clover Health | $1,056 | 43% |
| GEHA | $475 - $2,970 | 19% |
| Health Net | $775 - $8,236 | 31% |
| HealthPartners | $255 - $2,202 | 10% |
| Meridian | $775 - $1,056 | 31% |
| Molina | $775 | 31% |
| Oscar Health | $323 - $2,016 | 13% |
| Paramount | $775 | 31% |
| Presbyterian | $775 - $1,056 | 31% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $317 - $1,979 | 13% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $775 | 31% |
| UCare | $306 - $1,914 | 12% |
| WellMed | $1,056 | 43% |
| WellSense | $775 | 31% |
| + 354 smaller / regional plans | $262 - $8,236 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Compare: C-section delivery (full package) at other IA hospitals
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center · Waterloo $775
- Mercyone Clinton Medical Center · Clinton $775
- CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs · Council Bluffs $1,895
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $2,155
- Waverly Health Center · Waverly $2,155
- Cass County Memorial Hospital · Atlantic $2,370
- Winnmed · Decorah $2,512
- St Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing Home · Carroll $2,573
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.