CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$256

about 1.4× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $119–$289

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$256

About the fair price

1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $256 This hospital $256 Cash price $997 Hospital's list price $997

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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 $101 Priciest $256

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Family therapy session is about $256 (about 1.4× the $181 Medicare rate). The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital charges insurers about $256, or about $997 in cash — about the fair price. 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.

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	$206 - $449	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$738	407%
Aetnamajor	$325 - $526	179%
Cignamajor	$215 - $638	119%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$199 - $354	110%
Bright Health	$299	165%
HealthPartners	$698	385%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$152 - $797

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 997), 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 The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital 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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