Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, IA charges 5.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 80 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Mason City, IA 50401 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.32x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.86x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
80
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $37,759 | $18,880 | — | 9.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $23,628 | $11,814 | — | 8.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $38,584 | $19,292 | — | 7.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $59,681 | $29,840 | — | 7.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $88,737 | $44,369 | — | 7.3x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $30,616 | $15,308 | — | 7x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $29,265 | $14,632 | — | 6.9x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $45,543 | $22,772 | — | 6.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $75,970 | $37,985 | — | 6.5x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $118,781 | $59,390 | — | 6.5x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $41,309 | $20,654 | — | 6.4x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $26,031 | $13,015 | — | 6.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $142,215 | $71,107 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $36,771 | $18,386 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $15,780 | $7,890 | — | 6.2x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $84,453 | $42,227 | — | 6.1x |
| PSYCHOSES | 885 | $50,241 | $25,121 | — | 6.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $30,627 | $15,313 | — | 6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $26,161 | $13,080 | — | 5.9x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $27,226 | $13,613 | — | 5.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $48,544 | $24,272 | — | 5.9x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $24,032 | $12,016 | — | 5.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $34,769 | $17,385 | — | 5.8x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $27,233 | $13,617 | — | 5.8x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $30,547 | $15,274 | — | 5.8x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $78,365 | $39,182 | — | 5.7x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $28,959 | $14,480 | — | 5.7x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $28,867 | $14,434 | — | 5.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $22,503 | $11,251 | — | 5.7x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $33,123 | $16,561 | — | 5.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $24,599 | $12,299 | — | 5.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $32,236 | $16,118 | — | 5.5x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $31,582 | $15,791 | — | 5.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $30,671 | $15,335 | — | 5.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $49,736 | $24,868 | — | 5.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $25,824 | $12,912 | — | 5.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $36,109 | $18,054 | — | 5.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $41,980 | $20,990 | — | 5.4x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $64,806 | $32,403 | — | 5.3x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $197,091 | $98,545 | — | 5.3x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $51,306 | $25,653 | — | 5.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $54,629 | $27,315 | — | 5.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $60,752 | $30,376 | — | 5.2x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $65,319 | $32,660 | — | 5.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $42,263 | $21,132 | — | 5.1x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $47,466 | $23,733 | — | 5.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $36,713 | $18,357 | — | 5.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $39,056 | $19,528 | — | 5.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $34,434 | $17,217 | — | 5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $25,067 | $12,534 | — | 5x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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