CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Sanford Bagley Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

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A fair price for this

$169

about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $113–$268

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$169

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $169 This hospital $169 Cash price $393 Hospital's list price $491

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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 $169

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 $169 (about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate). Sanford Bagley Medical Center charges insurers about $169, or about $393 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bagley, 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	$164 - $543	90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$80 - $601	44%
Aetnamajor	$178 - $565	98%
Cignamajor	$299 - $585	165%
Health Net	$299 - $585	165%
HealthPartners	$164 - $526	90%
Medica	$292 - $615	161%
Sanford Health Plan	$151 - $604	83%
Security Health Plan	$183 - $358	101%
UCare	$163 - $571	90%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$167 - $585

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 393), 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 Sanford Bagley Medical Center 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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