CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Northside Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$206

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $133–$282

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$184

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $22 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $206 This hospital $184 Cash price $343 Hospital's list price $457

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $105 Priciest $184

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $206 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Northside Hospital charges insurers about $184, or about $343 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Atlanta, GA.

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	$177	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$128 - $319	71%
Aetnamajor	$181 - $311	100%
Cignamajor	$75 - $288	41%
Humanamajor	$179 - $184	99%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$183 - $398	101%
Ambetter (Centene)	$83 - $215	46%
Amerigroup	$74 - $119	41%
CareSource	$86 - $183	47%
Clover Health	$186	103%
Health Net	$283	156%
Oscar Health	$215	119%
WellCare	$183	101%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$68 - $457

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 9 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 343), 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: 90834.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Northside Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90834.
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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