CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$151

about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $123–$178

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$164

About the fair price

about $13 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $151 This hospital $164 Cash price $234 Hospital's list price $292

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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 $75 Priciest $164

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Family therapy session is about $151 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi charges insurers about $164, or about $234 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$105 - $413	58%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$102 - $149	56%
Aetnamajor	$100 - $402	55%
Cignamajor	$127 - $254	70%
Humanamajor	$105	58%
Amerigroup	$155	85%
HealthPartners	$160 - $208	88%
Medica	$77 - $86	42%
Molina	$102 - $164	56%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$105 - $169

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 234), 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: 90847.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90847.
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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