Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
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 (45 minutes) is about $91 (about 0.5× the $181 Medicare rate). Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center charges insurers about $83, or about $251 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Waterloo, 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
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 | $67 - $280 | 37% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $67 - $181 | 37% |
| Aetnamajor | $67 - $251 | 37% |
| Cignamajor | $67 - $199 | 37% |
| Humanamajor | $67 - $146 | 37% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $102 - $181 | 56% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $83 - $155 | 46% |
| Clover Health | $67 - $89 | 37% |
| GEHA | $191 - $225 | 105% |
| Health Net | $83 - $251 | 46% |
| HealthPartners | $83 - $185 | 46% |
| Medica | $199 | 110% |
| Medical Mutual | $250 | 138% |
| Meridian | $67 - $89 | 37% |
| Molina | $83 | 46% |
| Oscar Health | $241 - $251 | 133% |
| Paramount | $83 | 46% |
| Presbyterian | $67 - $89 | 37% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $110 - $147 | 61% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $83 | 46% |
| UCare | $120 - $160 | 66% |
| WellMed | $67 - $89 | 37% |
| WellSense | $83 | 46% |
| + 358 smaller / regional plans | $66 - $280 |
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Waterloo Medical Center
Compare: Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) at other IA hospitals
- 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
- Manning Regional Healthcare Center · Manning $100
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.