Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $148 compared to the $150 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.99× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 ID hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $150 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $148, or about $260 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.
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
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 | $91 - $240 | 50% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $91 - $502 | 50% |
| Aetnamajor | $91 - $282 | 50% |
| Cignamajor | $91 - $234 | 50% |
| Humanamajor | $91 - $291 | 50% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $215 - $232 | 119% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $91 | 50% |
| Clover Health | $132 | 73% |
| Dean Health Plan | $199 - $348 | 110% |
| GEHA | $171 - $240 | 94% |
| Health Net | $91 - $282 | 50% |
| HealthPartners | $91 | 50% |
| Meridian | $91 - $132 | 50% |
| Moda Health | $199 - $339 | 110% |
| Molina | $91 - $262 | 50% |
| PacificSource | $124 - $243 | 68% |
| Paramount | $91 - $348 | 50% |
| Presbyterian | $91 - $132 | 50% |
| Priority Health | $193 | 106% |
| SelectHealth | $166 - $314 | 92% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $91 | 50% |
| WellMed | $132 | 73% |
| WellSense | $91 | 50% |
| + 367 smaller / regional plans | $66 - $502 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Compare: Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) at other ID hospitals
- West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $141
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $141
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $145
- Treasure Valley Hospital · Boise $146
- Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa · Nampa $165
- Lost Rivers Medical Center · Arco $294
- St Luke's Wood River Medical Center · Ketchum $321
- St Luke's Nampa Medical Center · Nampa $415
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $109
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 = $109).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($260) Beats Your Bill
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $260 (vs. $148 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $150 Fair BaseRate ($181 Medicare)
Your bill ($299) is $149 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($150) and 1.7× 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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