CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Van Diest Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$160
about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $110–$257
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$146
About the fair price
about $14 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $160 This hospital $146 Cash price $290 Hospital's list price $363

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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 $83 Priciest $146

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 (45 minutes) is about $160 (about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate). Van Diest Medical Center charges insurers about $146, or about $290 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Webster City, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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 $146 - $327 81%
Aetnamajor $207 - $327 114%
Humanamajor $163 90%
Amerigroup $165 - $209 91%
Molina $210 116%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $163 - $272
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2350 Hospital Drive, Webster City, IA 50595
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals