CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: Verde Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$182

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $143–$260

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$185

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $182 This hospital $185 Cash price $98 Hospital's list price $196

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AZ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $110 Priciest $195

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

A fair price for a Family therapy session is about $182 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Verde Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $185, or about $98 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cottonwood, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$59 - $181	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$114 - $143	63%
Aetnamajor	$147 - $200	81%
Cignamajor	$176	97%
Humanamajor	$200	110%
Ambetter (Centene)	$229	126%
Devoted Health	$118 - $210	65%
Health Net	$135 - $189	74%
WellCare	$200	110%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$107 - $5,000

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 98), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 90847.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Verde Valley Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90847.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Verde Valley Medical Center

Compare: Family therapy session at other AZ hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.