CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: University of Colorado Hospital Authority

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$204

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $134–$261

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$161

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $43 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $204 This hospital $161 Cash price $162 Hospital's list price $463

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $100 Priciest $161

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $204 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). University of Colorado Hospital Authority charges insurers about $161, or about $162 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Aurora, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$139 - $176	77%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$112 - $273	62%
Aetnamajor	$161 - $228	89%
Cignamajor	$161 - $241	89%
Humanamajor	$161	89%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$161 - $272	89%
Devoted Health	$161	89%
SelectHealth	$161 - $393	89%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$151 - $246

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 162), 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 University of Colorado Hospital Authority 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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