Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Hurley Medical Center
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $94 compared to the $112 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.84× fair market pricing.
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 $112 (about 0.6× the $181 Medicare rate). Hurley Medical Center charges insurers about $94, or about $156 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Flint, MI.
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
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 | $83 - $276 | 46% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $91 - $118 | 50% |
| Aetnamajor | $91 - $179 | 50% |
| Cignamajor | $78 - $190 | 43% |
| Humanamajor | $90 | 50% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $91 | 50% |
| AmeriHealth | $91 | 50% |
| GEHA | $101 | 56% |
| Health Net | $101 - $276 | 56% |
| HealthPartners | $117 - $276 | 65% |
| Medica | $91 | 50% |
| Meridian | $91 | 50% |
| Molina | $47 - $91 | 26% |
| Paramount | $117 - $276 | 65% |
| Priority Health | $93 - $190 | 51% |
| WellCare | $91 | 50% |
| + 115 smaller / regional plans | $70 - $276 |
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Other Procedures at Hurley Medical Center
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
- Aspirus Ironwood Hospital · Ironwood $77
- Henry Ford Health Brighton Center for Recovery · Brighton $80
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's · Grand Rapids $82
- Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital · Muskegon $82
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Hurley Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $57
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $57).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Hurley Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $156 (vs. $94 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $112 Fair BaseRate ($181 Medicare)
Your bill ($156) is $44 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($112) and 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
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