CMS Price Transparency Data

Group therapy session

Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center

Billing Code: 90853 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$34

about 0.3× the $104 Medicare rate · typically $22–$75

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $16 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $104 Fair price $34 This hospital $18 Cash price $121 Hospital's list price $167

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $18 Priciest $38

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 Group therapy session is about $34 (about 0.3× the $104 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $18, or about $121 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

✓ 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	$16 - $258	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16 - $104	15%
Aetnamajor	$18 - $135	17%
Cignamajor	$16 - $181	15%
Humanamajor	$16 - $38	15%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$27 - $104	26%
Ambetter (Centene)	$16 - $31	15%
Clover Health	$18	17%
GEHA	$57	55%
Health Net	$16 - $75	15%
HealthPartners	$16 - $173	15%
Medica	$75 - $181	72%
Medical Mutual	$135	130%
Meridian	$16 - $18	15%
Molina	$16	15%
Oscar Health	$64	62%
Paramount	$16	15%
Presbyterian	$16 - $18	15%
Sanford Health Plan	$29	28%
Tufts Health Plan	$16	15%
UCare	$32	31%
WellMed	$18	17%
WellSense	$16	15%
+ 361 smaller / regional plans	$16 - $258

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.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 121), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 90853.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90853.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center

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