Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
1000 4th Street, Mason City, IA 50401 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
35%Self-pay discount
35% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 3,102 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 3.7× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 199
- Ownership
- Nonprofit (church)
- Health system
- Trinity Health
- Medicare ID
- 160064
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Mason City, IA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.9× | |
| Post-surgery recovery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 10.2× | |
| Childbirth and delivery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.7× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 31.8× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 5.1× | |
| CT scan 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 20.6× | |
| MRI cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 4.4× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.2× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.4× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.8× | |
| Physical therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Occupational therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.8× | |
| Speech therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.4× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 10.0× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.3× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.3× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.4× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.1× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.9× | |
| Inpatient room and board 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.7× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.9× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $122 cash price | $188 35% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $235 cash price | $362 35% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $1,275 cash price | $1,275 same as list |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $800 cash price | $800 same as list |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $25.95 cash price | $25.95 same as list |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $5.40 cash price | $5.40 same as list |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $115 cash price | $115 same as list |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $52.00 cash price | $52.00 same as list |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $17.20 cash price | $17.20 same as list |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $3.00 cash price | $3.00 same as list |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $78.50 cash price | $78.50 same as list |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $3,246 cash price | $4,993 35% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 160064, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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