CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$128

about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $88–$170

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$90

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $38 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $128 This hospital $90 Cash price $36 Hospital's list price $143

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other LA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $63 Priciest $101

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $128 (about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate). Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center charges insurers about $90, or about $36 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lafayette, LA.

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	$56 - $146	31%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$72 - $146	40%
Aetnamajor	$56 - $146	31%
Cignamajor	$103 - $146	57%
Humanamajor	$56 - $146	31%
AmeriHealth	$56	31%
WellCare	$90 - $154	50%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$56 - $150

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 36), 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 Ochsner Lafayette General 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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