CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$96
about 0.5× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $86–$119
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$100
About the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $96 This hospital $100 Cash price $309 Hospital's list price $391

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $75 Priciest $115

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 Family therapy session is about $96 (about 0.5× the $181 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $100, or about $309 in cash — about the fair price. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

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 $28 - $466 15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $28 - $181 15%
Aetnamajor $52 - $315 29%
Cignamajor $28 - $326 15%
Humanamajor $28 - $163 15%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $149 - $181 82%
Ambetter (Centene) $28 - $173 15%
Clover Health $100 55%
GEHA $282 156%
Health Net $28 - $315 15%
HealthPartners $28 - $312 15%
Medica $315 - $326 174%
Medical Mutual $245 135%
Meridian $28 - $100 15%
Molina $28 15%
Oscar Health $315 174%
Paramount $28 15%
Presbyterian $28 - $100 15%
Sanford Health Plan $165 91%
Tufts Health Plan $28 15%
UCare $180 99%
WellMed $100 55%
WellSense $28 15%
+ 361 smaller / regional plans $28 - $466
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 15 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1000 Fourth Street Sw, Mason City, IA 50401
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals