CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Childrens Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$212

about 1.2× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $88–$256

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$246

Above the fair price

about $34 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $212 This hospital $246 Cash price $281 Hospital's list price $636

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $246

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 $212 (about 1.2× the $181 Medicare rate). Childrens Hospital charges insurers about $246, or about $281 in cash — above the fair price. Located in New Orleans, LA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $212. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$230 - $523	127%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$213 - $406	117%
Aetnamajor	$230 - $516	127%
Cignamajor	$326 - $615	180%
Humanamajor	$346 - $554	191%
Ambetter (Centene)	$100 - $389	55%
CDPHP	$188 - $523	104%
Harvard Pilgrim	$195 - $416	108%
Tufts Health Plan	$236 - $379	130%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$234 - $554

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 281), 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 Childrens Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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