CMS Price Transparency Data
Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Boston Medical Center
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
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$196
about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $81–$256
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $196 Cash price $114 Hospital's list price $254
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $128 | 71% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $190 - $260 | 105% |
| Aetnamajor | $124 | 68% |
| Cignamajor | $33 - $216 | 18% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $128 | 71% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $28 - $431 | 15% |
| UniCare | $190 | 105% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $102 - $513 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Boston Medical Center
Compare: Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) at other MA hospitals
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $40
- Arbour Hospital · Boston $45
- Melrosewakefield Healthcare · Melrose $47
- South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $94
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $104
- Fairview Hospital · Great Barrington $117
- North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation · North Adams $123
- Winchester Hospital · Winchester $126
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.