CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$150
about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $121–$161
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$161
About the fair price
about $11 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $150 This hospital $161 Cash price $148 Hospital's list price $224

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $59 Priciest $161

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $150 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center charges insurers about $161, or about $148 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Duluth, MN.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $161 - $164 89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $99 - $368 55%
Aetnamajor $190 105%
Cignamajor $160 88%
HealthPartners $89 - $161 49%
Medica $74 - $161 41%
Sanford Health Plan $96 - $285 53%
Security Health Plan $161 - $172 89%
UCare $147 - $161 81%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans $99 - $193
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals