CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$149

about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $127–$200

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$156

About the fair price

about $7 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $149 This hospital $156 Cash price $168 Hospital's list price $421

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $63 Priciest $156

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 $149 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Natchitoches Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $156, or about $168 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Natchitoches, 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	$114 - $252	63%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$114 - $333	63%
Aetnamajor	$114 - $296	63%
Cignamajor	$257 - $307	142%
Humanamajor	$97 - $321	53%
Ambetter (Centene)	$114 - $137	63%
AmeriHealth	$114 - $137	63%
GEHA	$211 - $252	116%
WellCare	$156	86%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$156 - $344

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 168), 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 Natchitoches Regional 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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