CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$162

about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $123–$180

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$162

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $162 This hospital $162 Cash price $206 Hospital's list price $514

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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 $162

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 $162 (about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate). M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital charges insurers about $162, or about $206 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Woodbury, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$89 - $307	49%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$77 - $308	42%
HealthPartners	$79 - $362	44%
Medica	$75 - $411	41%
Sanford Health Plan	$89 - $330	49%
Security Health Plan	$89 - $421	49%
UCare	$81 - $368	45%
WellCare	$89 - $160	49%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$79 - $505

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 206), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 90834.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90834.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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