CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Loma Linda University Medical Center

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$213

about 1.2× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $181–$285

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$216

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $213 This hospital $216 Cash price $271 Hospital's list price $603

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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 $216

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 $213 (about 1.2× the $181 Medicare rate). Loma Linda University Medical Center charges insurers about $216, or about $271 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Loma Linda, 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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$204 - $302	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$241 - $368	133%
Aetnamajor	$366	202%
Cignamajor	$386 - $446	213%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$186 - $402	103%
Molina	$274	151%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$121 - $543

Excludes 3 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 271), 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 Loma Linda University 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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