CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$206

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $164–$206

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$174

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $32 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $206 This hospital $174 Cash price $244 Hospital's list price $348

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $122 Priciest $174

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 (60 minutes) is about $206 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down charges insurers about $174, or about $244 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Iowa City, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$93 - $739	51%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$119 - $196	66%
Aetnamajor	$132 - $244	73%
Humanamajor	$156	86%
HealthPartners	$124 - $296	68%
Molina	$99 - $139	55%
Oscar Health	$156 - $219	86%
Sanford Health Plan	$211 - $296	116%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$62 - $524

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 244), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 90837.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90837.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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