Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
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.
A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $238 (about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate). CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs charges insurers about $157, or about $92 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Council Bluffs, 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 | $101 - $157 | 56% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $157 | 87% |
| Humanamajor | $157 | 87% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $33 - $161 | 18% |
| Amerigroup | $153 - $164 | 84% |
| Medica | $157 - $199 | 87% |
| Molina | $156 | 86% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $62 - $348 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Compare: Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) at other IA hospitals
- Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center · Waterloo $83
- Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center · Des Moines $83
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center · Mason City $89
- Greene County Medical Center · Jefferson $90
- Waverly Health Center · Waverly $91
- Washington County Hospital and Clinics · Washington $94
- Winnmed · Decorah $97
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $99
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.