Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)
Facility: Ascension St Vincent's Southside
Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $166 compared to the $167 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.99× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $167 (about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate). Ascension St Vincent's Southside charges insurers about $166, or about $225 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jacksonville, FL.
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
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 | $163 | 90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $161 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $161 - $331 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $163 - $165 | 90% |
| Humanamajor | $155 - $384 | 85% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $306 | 169% |
| AvMed | $290 | 160% |
| Bright Health | $218 - $234 | 120% |
| Molina | $298 | 164% |
| Oscar Health | $258 | 142% |
| WellCare | $161 | 89% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $161 - $760 |
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Other Procedures at Ascension St Vincent's Southside
Compare: Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) at other FL hospitals
- Madison County Memorial Hospital · Madison $85
- Jay Hospital · Jay $98
- Baptist Medical Center Beaches · Jacksonville Beach $104
- Baptist Medical Center - Nassau · Fernandina Beach $104
- Centerstone of Florida · Bradenton $120
- Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $143
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $146
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital · Sarasota $151
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $221
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $221).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($225) Beats Your Bill
Ascension St Vincent's Southside's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $225 (vs. $166 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $167 Fair BaseRate ($181 Medicare)
Your bill ($608) is $441 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($167) and 3.4× the $181 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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