Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Dubuque, IA
In Dubuque, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $172.25 to $490.75, with a median of $215.28. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90834, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Dubuque, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque lowest Dubuque, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $172.25 | $265.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $209.60 | $262.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $220.96 | $276.20 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dyersville Dyersville, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $490.75 | $755.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $172.25, median $215.28, highest $490.75 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $215.28. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is an individual psychotherapy session of about 45 minutes (38 to 52 minutes). It is the most common therapy session length, used for talk therapy for conditions like anxiety and depression.
What the price covers
The price covers the therapy session. A first evaluation (90791) and any facility fee at a hospital-based clinic are billed separately.