CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Memorial Hospital of Gardena

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$229

about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $207–$256

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$219

About the fair price

about $10 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $229 This hospital $219 Cash price $499 Hospital's list price $499

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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 $219

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 $229 (about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate). Memorial Hospital of Gardena charges insurers about $219, or about $499 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gardena, CA.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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	$245 - $249	135%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$135 - $338	74%
Cignamajor	$234	129%
Ambetter (Centene)	$379 - $464	209%
Bright Health	$219	121%
Health Net	$199 - $474	110%
Oscar Health	$219	121%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$193 - $399

Excludes 4 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 499), 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 Memorial Hospital of Gardena 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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