Therapy session, 45 min cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $56.00 to $851.00, with a median of $234.75. The lowest price is at WinnMed (Decorah). The highest price is 15.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $234.75, is 10% above the US median of $212.90.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Iowa ranks 31st of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 57 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90834. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$56.00WinnMed
Median$234.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$851.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$178.75vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinnMed lowest Decorah · Decorah, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $56.00 | $80.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $74.69 | $77.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $94.60 | $220.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS INDIV PSYCH INTERACTIVE 45-50 MIN INPT | $109.80 | $183.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $129.95 | $162.43 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $129.95 | $162.43 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA PSYCHOTHERAPY WITH PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $130.01 | $152.95 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $134.67 | $201.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $140.80 | $176.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $148.50 | $330.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PSYCHOTHERAPY, 45 MIN W/PATIENT AND /OR FAMILY MEMBER VISIT | $163.10 | $233.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PSYCHOTHERAPY, 45 MIN W/PATIENT AND /OR FAMILY MEMBER VISIT | $163.10 | $233.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $165.00 | $330.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $169.50 | $226.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $171.85 | $214.81 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $172.25 | $265.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $172.25 | $265.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS PSYCH TX PT & FAM 45 MIN | $180.00 | $300.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $181.20 | $453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $182.00 | $280.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $189.00 | $252.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $190.00 | $190.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $192.96 | $241.20 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $196.00 | $245.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 90834 PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN MNTL | $196.61 | $331.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $205.20 | $360.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $214.73 | $268.41 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $227.60 | $284.49 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes with patient | $234.75 | $313.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $268.97 | $336.21 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $268.97 | $336.21 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Van Diest Medical Center Webster City · Webster City, IA IOP Psychotherapy - Individual 38-57 min | $290.40 | $363.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $299.00 | $460.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $300.30 | $462.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $307.20 | $384.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $323.30 | $404.12 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Psychotherapy Individ 45 Min | $333.00 | $333.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $340.00 | $425.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $345.00 | $460.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $426.58 | $533.22 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $450.00 | $500.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $458.81 | $473.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $490.75 | $755.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $490.75 | $755.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $490.75 | $755.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $490.75 | $755.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $528.50 | $755.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $534.10 | $763.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 38-52 MINS INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY | $540.00 | $830.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $600.00 | $750.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $604.00 | $755.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $640.00 | $800.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Regional Medical Center Cherokee · Cherokee, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $721.80 | $802.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes | $755.00 | $755.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $760.00 | $950.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $778.00 | $778.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Community Hospital Pocahontas · Pocahontas, IA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN (38-52 MIN) | $851.00 | $851.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 5 | $299.00 | $333.00 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 4 | $182.00 | $434.48 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $109.80 | $129.95 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $172.25 | $227.60 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $140.80 | $372.40 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $134.67 | $162.34 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $163.10 | $163.10 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $94.60 | $129.80 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $214.73 | $214.73 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $528.50 | $528.50 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $189.00 | $189.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $171.85 | $171.85 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $755.00 | $755.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $181.20 | $181.20 |
| Cherokee, IA | 1 | $721.80 | $721.80 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $169.50 | $169.50 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $148.50 | $148.50 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $192.96 | $192.96 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $760.00 | $760.00 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $490.75 | $490.75 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $234.75 | $234.75 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $458.81 | $458.81 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $345.00 | $345.00 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $196.00 | $196.00 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $450.00 | $450.00 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $130.01 | $130.01 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $778.00 | $778.00 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $534.10 | $534.10 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $307.20 | $307.20 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $268.97 | $268.97 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $300.30 | $300.30 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $129.95 | $129.95 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $490.75 | $490.75 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $490.75 | $490.75 |
| Pocahontas, IA | 1 | $851.00 | $851.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $172.25 | $172.25 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $74.69 | $74.69 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $426.58 | $426.58 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $205.20 | $205.20 |
| Webster City, IA | 1 | $290.40 | $290.40 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $196.61 | $196.61 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What therapy session, 45 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Therapy session, 45 min explained.
Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in other states
- Alabama$150.00
- Alaska$172.38
- Arizona$181.82
- Arkansas$154.24
- California$318.24
- Colorado$279.54
- Connecticut$262.81
- Delaware$379.78, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$298.76, 2 hospitals
- Florida$390.12
- Georgia$389.22
- Idaho$154.63
- Illinois$191.58
- Indiana$141.00
- Kansas$166.37
- Kentucky$180.05
- Louisiana$108.96
- Maine$174.24
- Maryland$230.42
- Massachusetts$250.50
- Michigan$213.35
- Minnesota$151.09
- Mississippi$139.75
- Missouri$191.10
- Montana$143.38
- Nebraska$207.00
- Nevada$322.00
- New Hampshire$906.50
- New Jersey$177.84
- New Mexico$158.70
- New York$261.67
- North Carolina$112.00
- North Dakota$258.40
- Ohio$267.00
- Oklahoma$276.42
- Oregon$195.82
- Pennsylvania$255.96
- Rhode Island$169.00
- South Carolina$212.55
- South Dakota$294.40
- Tennessee$95.58
- Texas$274.50
- Utah$548.05
- Vermont$139.38
- Virginia$207.00
- Washington$181.83
- West Virginia$138.00
- Wisconsin$141.55
- Wyoming$255.15
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.