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Nystrom & Associates, Ltd

Marriage & Family Therapist·New Brighton, MN·NPI: 1396750188Share

Compared to Marriage & Family Therapist Peers

Total spending distribution among 7 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $186.9M is at the 99th percentile among 7 Marriage & Family Therapist providers.

Above 99th percentile for this specialty — higher spending than 6 of 7 peers

Active Billing Period:2018-012024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$186.9M

$186,856,558

Total Claims

2.2M

Beneficiaries

1.4M

1.6 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$84

#503 of 618K providers by total spending(top <0.1%)

🔍 Analysis

Provider Overview

Nystrom & Associates, Ltd is a Marriage & Family Therapist provider based in New Brighton, MN. From the 2018–2024 period, this provider received $186.9M in Medicaid payments across 2.2M claims.

Why This Matters

This provider received $186.9M in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments — enough to fund healthcare for approximately 23,357 Medicaid beneficiaries for a full year at average per-enrollee costs.

79% growthsince first billing year

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$10.7M
+149%
2019
$26.6M
+27%
2020
$33.7M
+1%
2021
$33.9M
-5%
2022
$32.1M
-5%
2023
$30.6M
-38%
2024
$19.2M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 30 distinct procedure codes. The top code (90837 (Psychotherapy, 60 minutes)) accounts for 44% of total spending.

90837Top 25%

Psychotherapy, 60 minutes

$81.3M

755K claims · 43.5%

Your Cost: $107.77/claim|Median: $85.66
1.3× median
99214Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, mod-high complexity

$28.8M

346K claims · 15.4%

Your Cost: $83.09/claim|Median: $53.41
1.6× median
90833Top 25%

Psychotherapy, 30 min, add-on to E/M service

$14.9M

266K claims · 8.0%

Your Cost: $55.90/claim|Median: $38.83
1.4× median
H2019Top 25%

Therapeutic behavioral services, per 15 min

$14.0M

92K claims · 7.5%

Your Cost: $152.81/claim|Median: $84.12
1.8× median
90791Normal range

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation

$7.9M

67K claims · 4.2%

Your Cost: $117.18/claim|Median: $99.21
1.2× median
90834Normal range

Psychotherapy, 45 minutes

$7.1M

94K claims · 3.8%

Your Cost: $75.80/claim|Median: $63.65
1.2× median
99213Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, est. patient, low-mod complexity

$3.8M

66K claims · 2.0%

Your Cost: $56.86/claim|Median: $37.81
1.5× median
S0281Top 25%

$3.1M

14K claims · 1.7%

Your Cost: $228.92/claim|Median: $92.97
2.5× median
S0280Top 5%

Medical home program, comprehensive care management

$2.9M

10K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $297.16/claim|Median: $48.38
6.1× median
90792Normal range

Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services

$2.8M

23K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $121.57/claim|Median: $108.91
1.1× median
90785Top 10%

$2.6M

204K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $12.79/claim|Median: $6.43
2.0× median
H2014Normal range

Skills training & development, per 15 min

$2.5M

36K claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $69.87/claim|Median: $83.88
0.8× median
90832Top 25%

Psychotherapy, 30 minutes

$1.9M

33K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $58.36/claim|Median: $41.28
1.4× median
H0046Normal range

Mental health services, not otherwise specified

$1.7M

69K claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $24.56/claim|Median: $85.02
0.3× median
99204Top 25%

Office/outpatient visit, new patient, mod-high complexity

$1.5M

12K claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $126.46/claim|Median: $84.03
1.5× median
96131Top 25%

Psychological testing evaluation, each additional hour

$1.2M

5K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $240.86/claim|Median: $133.38
1.8× median
99354Top 10%

$1.2M

13K claims · 0.7%

Your Cost: $92.03/claim|Median: $54.96
1.7× median
90847Normal range

Family psychotherapy with patient, 50 min

$1.1M

12K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $88.25/claim|Median: $77.33
1.1× median
96137Top 25%

Psychological/neuropsychological testing, each additional 30 min

$1.0M

6K claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $187.35/claim|Median: $92.96
2.0× median
H0032Normal range

Mental health service plan development

$692K

9K claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $75.15/claim|Median: $80.64
0.9× median
96130Normal range

Psychological testing evaluation by professional, first hour

$622K

5K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $117.80/claim|Median: $79.21
1.5× median
90836Normal range

Psychotherapy, 45 min, add-on to E/M

$541K

8K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $70.55/claim|Median: $56.18
1.3× median
97530Top 10%

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$494K

5K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $94.53/claim|Median: $33.11
2.9× median
97803Normal range

Medical nutrition therapy, reassessment, group, thirty minutes

$476K

11K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $43.41/claim|Median: $24.33
1.8× median
H0031Normal range

Mental health assessment by non-physician

$399K

6K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $68.58/claim|Median: $96.18
0.7× median
96101Normal range

$373K

3K claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $109.02/claim|Median: $196.08
0.6× median
96136Top 25%

Psychological/neuropsychological testing, first 30 min

$250K

5K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $46.44/claim|Median: $30.49
1.5× median
H2012Normal range

Behavioral health day treatment, per hour

$229K

5K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $41.88/claim|Median: $137.86
0.3× median
90853Normal range

Group psychotherapy

$218K

11K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $19.39/claim|Median: $25.02
0.8× median
90846Normal range

Family psychotherapy without patient, 50 min

$188K

2K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $82.61/claim|Median: $76.61
1.1× median