CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Shepherd Center, Inc.

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$187

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $117–$211

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$111

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $76 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $187 This hospital $111 Cash price $237 Hospital's list price $474

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $105 Priciest $159

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 $187 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Shepherd Center, Inc. charges insurers about $111, or about $237 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	$105	58%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$64 - $71	35%
Aetnamajor	$119 - $403	66%
Cignamajor	$97 - $107	53%
Humanamajor	$86 - $125	47%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$101 - $115	56%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$215 - $403

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 237), 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 Shepherd Center, Inc. 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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