CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$96
about 0.5× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $81–$138
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$163
Above the fair price
about $67 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $96 This hospital $163 Hospital's list price $336

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $86 Priciest $163

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $96 (about 0.5× the $181 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $163 — above the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.

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 $96. 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 $91 - $163 50%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $91 - $200 50%
Aetnamajor $91 - $242 50%
Cignamajor $91 - $163 50%
Humanamajor $91 - $195 50%
Ambetter (Centene) $91 - $103 50%
AmeriHealth $183 - $195 101%
Clover Health $133 - $163 73%
Dean Health Plan $183 - $224 101%
Health Net $91 - $234 50%
HealthPartners $91 - $103 50%
MagnaCare $183 - $195 101%
Medical Mutual $183 - $195 101%
Meridian $91 - $163 50%
Molina $91 - $224 50%
MVP Health Care $183 - $224 101%
Paramount $91 - $103 50%
Presbyterian $91 - $163 50%
Priority Health $161 - $171 89%
Tufts Health Plan $91 - $103 50%
UniCare $183 - $195 101%
WellMed $133 - $163 73%
WellSense $91 - $103 50%
+ 420 smaller / regional plans $91 - $336
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 16 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 36475 Five Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48154
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals