CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: El Centro Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$228

about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $190–$311

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$228

About the fair price

1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $228 This hospital $228 Cash price $227 Hospital's list price $324

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $98 Priciest $228

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $228 (about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate). El Centro Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $228, or about $227 in cash — about the fair price. Located in El Centro, CA.

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	$162 - $228	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$206 - $228	114%
Aetnamajor	$143	79%
Cignamajor	$243	134%
Humanamajor	$301	166%
Ambetter (Centene)	$334	184%
Health Net	$228 - $292	126%
Molina	$228 - $356	126%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$201 - $324

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 227), 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: 90837.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm El Centro Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90837.
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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