CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)

Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center

Billing Code: 99213 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$62
about 0.7× the $95 Medicare rate · typically $42–$69
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$46
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $16 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $95 Fair price $62 This hospital $46 Cash price $141 Hospital's list price $141

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $31 Priciest $46

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 Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) is about $62 (about 0.7× the $95 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $46, or about $141 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 $27 - $109 28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $27 - $93 28%
Aetnamajor $45 - $141 47%
Cignamajor $27 - $112 28%
Humanamajor $27 - $88 28%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $79 - $93 83%
Ambetter (Centene) $27 - $93 28%
Clover Health $46 - $54 48%
GEHA $93 - $109 98%
Health Net $27 - $141 28%
HealthPartners $27 - $123 28%
Meridian $27 - $54 28%
Molina $27 - $31 28%
Oscar Health $86 - $101 90%
Paramount $27 - $31 28%
Presbyterian $27 - $54 28%
Sanford Health Plan $78 - $92 82%
Tufts Health Plan $27 - $31 28%
UCare $83 - $97 87%
WellMed $46 - $54 48%
WellSense $27 - $31 28%
+ 354 smaller / regional plans $27 - $141
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 12 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