CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Hartford Hospital

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$173

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $115–$249

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$122

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $51 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $173 This hospital $122 Cash price $372 Hospital's list price $372

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How this hospital compares to other CT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other CT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $74 Priciest $192

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT 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 Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $173 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Hartford Hospital charges insurers about $122, or about $372 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hartford, CT.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$73 - $328	40%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$73 - $266	40%
Aetnamajor	$74 - $172	41%
Cignamajor	$80 - $341	44%
Tufts Health Plan	$73	40%
WellCare	$74	41%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$73 - $349

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 372), 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 Hartford Hospital 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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