CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$125
about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $92–$133
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$122
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $125 This hospital $122 Cash price $494 Hospital's list price $660

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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 $125 (about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $122, or about $494 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.

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 - $943 41%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $99 - $181 55%
Aetnamajor $99 - $376 55%
Cignamajor $99 - $566 55%
Humanamajor $99 - $215 55%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $151 83%
Ambetter (Centene) $122 - $171 67%
Clover Health $99 55%
GEHA $286 158%
Health Net $122 - $376 67%
HealthPartners $122 - $599 67%
Medica $613 338%
Medical Mutual $327 180%
Meridian $99 - $122 55%
Molina $122 67%
Oscar Health $357 197%
Paramount $122 67%
Presbyterian $99 - $122 55%
Sanford Health Plan $162 89%
Tufts Health Plan $122 67%
UCare $177 98%
WellMed $99 55%
WellSense $122 67%
+ 361 smaller / regional plans $99 - $943
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: 1111 6Th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals