Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes: from $230.40 to $303.00, with a median of $282.75. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA PR FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS | $230.40 | $288.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Psychotherapy Family W/O Patient 50 Minutes | $282.75 | $435.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Psychotherapy Family W/O Patient 50 Minutes | $303.00 | $303.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $230.40, median $282.75, highest $303.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $282.75. 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.