Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Tufts Medical Center
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $205 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Tufts Medical Center charges insurers about $204, or about $160 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boston, MA.
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
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 | $112 - $255 | 62% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $110 - $399 | 61% |
| Aetnamajor | $71 - $252 | 39% |
| Cignamajor | $35 - $126 | 19% |
| AmeriHealth | $71 - $88 | 39% |
| AvMed | $71 - $88 | 39% |
| GEHA | $71 - $88 | 39% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $112 - $255 | 62% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $32 - $252 | 18% |
| WellSense | $54 - $103 | 30% |
| + 108 smaller / regional plans | $71 - $399 |
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Other Procedures at Tufts 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.