CMS Price Transparency Data
Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Lowell General Hospital
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$187
about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $78–$255
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $187 Cash price $221 Hospital's list price $316
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 | $164 | 90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $213 - $263 | 117% |
| Aetnamajor | $250 - $291 | 138% |
| Cignamajor | $32 - $158 | 18% |
| AmeriHealth | $111 | 61% |
| AvMed | $111 | 61% |
| GEHA | $111 | 61% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $164 | 90% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $27 - $179 | 15% |
| WellSense | $111 | 61% |
| + 102 smaller / regional plans | $111 - $263 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Lowell General Hospital
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.