Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)
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.
⚠ 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 Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $16,976 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $16,940, or about $73,149 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.
3 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 | $13,140 - $30,932 | 103% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13,011 | 102% |
| Aetnamajor | $12,882 | 101% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $22,084 | 172% |
| GEHA | $30,932 | 242% |
| Oscar Health | $16,940 | 132% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $11,808 - $26,422 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
Compare: Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) at other IA hospitals
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $11,862
- Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $12,463
- Grinnell Regional Medical Center · Grinnell $12,580
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $12,908
- St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $13,473
- Allen Hospital · Waterloo $13,665
- Finley Hospital · Dubuque $14,138
- St Lukes Regional Medical Center · Sioux City $14,550
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.