CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: The Children's Hospital of Alabama

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$295
about 1.6× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $141–$653
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$130
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $165 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $295 This hospital $130 Cash price $80 Hospital's list price $185

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 AL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $100 Priciest $148

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Family therapy session is about $295 (about 1.6× the $181 Medicare rate). The Children's Hospital of Alabama charges insurers about $130, or about $80 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Birmingham, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company Price range vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor $111 - $144 61%
Aetnamajor $157 87%
Cignamajor $75 - $185 41%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $126 - $166

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1600 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens