Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Mason City, IA
In Mason City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes: from $249.60 to $303.00, with a median of $276.30.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90846, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 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 Mason City, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. lowest Mason City, IA HC Psychotherapy Family W/O Patient 50 Minutes | $249.60 | $384.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp. Mason City, IA PR Psychotherapy Family W/O Patient 50 Minutes | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $249.60, median $276.30, highest $303.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $276.30. 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
Family psychotherapy without the patient present is a session of about 50 minutes where a therapist meets with family members to work on issues affecting the patient's treatment. It is often used in child and adolescent care.
What the price covers
The price covers the session with family members. Any separate individual sessions for the patient are billed on their own.