Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90834 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Mason City, IA — inpatient

In Mason City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $251.00 to $300.30, with a median of $275.65.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90834, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$251.00Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp.
Median$275.65half pay less
Highest$300.30in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Mason City, IA.

median
Lowest $251.00Highest $300.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. lowest Mason City, IA PR Psychotherapy Patient 45 Minutes $251.00 $251.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. Mason City, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes $300.30 $462.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $251.00, median $275.65, highest $300.30 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $275.65 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.