Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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 $75 (about 0.4× the $181 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus charges insurers about $128 — above the fair price. Located in Shelby, 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 $75. 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
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 | $78 - $106 | 43% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $76 - $135 | 42% |
| Aetnamajor | $76 - $165 | 42% |
| Cignamajor | $76 - $114 | 42% |
| Humanamajor | $76 - $132 | 42% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $76 | 42% |
| AmeriHealth | $113 - $132 | 62% |
| Dean Health Plan | $113 - $151 | 62% |
| GEHA | $102 | 56% |
| Health Net | $76 - $158 | 42% |
| HealthPartners | $76 - $85 | 42% |
| MagnaCare | $113 - $132 | 62% |
| Medical Mutual | $113 - $132 | 62% |
| Meridian | $76 | 42% |
| Molina | $76 - $151 | 42% |
| MVP Health Care | $113 - $151 | 62% |
| Oscar Health | $113 - $151 | 62% |
| Paramount | $76 | 42% |
| Presbyterian | $76 | 42% |
| Priority Health | $103 - $121 | 57% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $76 - $85 | 42% |
| UniCare | $113 - $132 | 62% |
| WellSense | $76 | 42% |
| + 350 smaller / regional plans | $75 - $227 |
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 Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus
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.