CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychiatric evaluation (first visit)

Facility: Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 90791 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$111

about 0.6× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $89–$384

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$139

Above the fair price

about $28 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $111 This hospital $139 Cash price $338 Hospital's list price $398

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 CO hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $139 Priciest $141

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

A fair price for a Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) is about $111 (about 0.6× the $181 Medicare rate). Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $139, or about $338 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Salida, CO.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $111. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 - $382	77%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$378	208%
Aetnamajor	$378	208%
Cignamajor	$378	208%
Humanamajor	$131	72%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$230	127%
Friday Health	$358	197%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$139 - $378

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 338), 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: 90791.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90791.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.