CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$120
about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $100–$136
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$122
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $120 This hospital $122 Cash price $376 Hospital's list price $376

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $122 Priciest $143

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 Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $120 (about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate). Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center charges insurers about $122, or about $376 in cash — about the fair price. 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 $74 - $336 41%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $79 - $196 44%
Aetnamajor $131 - $376 72%
Cignamajor $79 - $207 44%
Humanamajor $79 - $215 44%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $151 - $196 83%
Ambetter (Centene) $79 - $228 44%
Clover Health $131 72%
GEHA $336 185%
Health Net $79 - $376 44%
HealthPartners $79 - $273 44%
Medica $207 - $376 114%
Medical Mutual $155 85%
Meridian $79 - $131 44%
Molina $79 - $122 44%
Oscar Health $376 207%
Paramount $79 - $122 44%
Presbyterian $79 - $131 44%
Sanford Health Plan $216 119%
Tufts Health Plan $79 - $122 44%
UCare $236 130%
WellMed $131 72%
WellSense $79 - $122 44%
+ 361 smaller / regional plans $76 - $376
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 15 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