CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Presence Mercy Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$173

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $157–$191

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$195

About the fair price

about $22 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $173 This hospital $195 Cash price $189 Hospital's list price $1,298

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $85 Priciest $195

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $173 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Presence Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $195, or about $189 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Aurora, IL.

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

✓ 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	$189 - $418	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$180 - $265	99%
Aetnamajor	$189 - $199	104%
Cignamajor	$189	104%
Humanamajor	$189 - $208	104%
Ambetter (Centene)	$307	169%
Devoted Health	$189	104%
Health Net	$227	125%
HealthLink	$900	496%
HealthPartners	$189 - $218	104%
Meridian	$199 - $204	110%
Molina	$195 - $284	108%
WellCare	$189	104%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$93 - $799

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

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 189), 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 Presence Mercy Medical Center 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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