Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 (45 minutes) is about $138 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Trinity Health Oakland Hospital charges insurers about $200, or about $153 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pontiac, 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 $138. 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.
6 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 | $177 | 98% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $54 - $84 | 30% |
| Aetnamajor | $74 - $178 | 41% |
| Cignamajor | $175 | 97% |
| Humanamajor | $173 | 95% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $84 | 46% |
| AmeriHealth | $173 | 95% |
| CareSource | $200 | 110% |
| Dean Health Plan | $160 | 88% |
| GEHA | $148 - $177 | 82% |
| Health Net | $236 | 130% |
| HealthPartners | $172 | 95% |
| MagnaCare | $173 | 95% |
| Medical Mutual | $148 | 82% |
| MVP Health Care | $160 | 88% |
| Paramount | $160 | 88% |
| Priority Health | $212 - $236 | 117% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $172 | 95% |
| UniCare | $173 | 95% |
| + 129 smaller / regional plans | $72 - $236 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Oakland Hospital
Compare: Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) at other MI hospitals
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $65
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $68
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $70
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $71
- Henry Ford Health Brighton Center for Recovery · Brighton $80
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's · Grand Rapids $82
- Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital · Muskegon $82
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $88
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.