Crisis therapy cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $52.50 to $409.00, with a median of $270.94. The lowest price is at WinnMed (Decorah). The highest price is 7.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $270.94, is 6% above the US median of $254.84.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Iowa ranks 23rd of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 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 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$52.50WinnMed
Median$270.94half of hospitals charge less
Highest$409.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$218.44vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinnMed lowest Decorah · Decorah, IA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $52.50 | $75.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $104.92 | $244.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS VISIT | $153.30 | $219.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS VISIT | $153.30 | $219.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $181.20 | $453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $218.25 | $291.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $249.60 | $384.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $270.94 | $338.67 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $270.94 | $338.67 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $293.25 | $391.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $300.30 | $462.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $313.49 | $391.86 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $346.76 | $433.44 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $368.20 | $460.25 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $382.83 | $478.53 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $382.83 | $478.53 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Psytx Crisis Initial 60 Min | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 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 | 2 | $368.20 | $388.60 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $153.30 | $153.30 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $293.25 | $293.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $313.49 | $313.49 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $181.20 | $181.20 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $218.25 | $218.25 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $52.50 | $52.50 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $382.83 | $382.83 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $270.94 | $270.94 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $300.30 | $300.30 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $382.83 | $382.83 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 1 | $104.92 | $104.92 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $249.60 | $249.60 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $346.76 | $346.76 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 1 | $270.94 | $270.94 |
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 crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- California$342.16
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Kansas$210.30
- Kentucky$253.35
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maine$278.50
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Carolina$114.50
- North Dakota$164.80
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Pennsylvania$179.15
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$295.50
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.