CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: Mercy Hospital Washington

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$181

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $137–$286

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$137

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $44 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $181 This hospital $137 Cash price $234 Hospital's list price $360

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $109 Priciest $137

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

A fair price for a Family therapy session is about $181 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Washington charges insurers about $137, or about $234 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Washington, MO.

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	$178	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$99 - $324	55%
Aetnamajor	$54 - $126	30%
Cignamajor	$162 - $274	89%
Ambetter (Centene)	$137	76%
HealthLink	$140 - $245	77%
Medica	$94	52%
+ 20 smaller / regional plans	$137 - $252

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 5 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 234), 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: 90847.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercy Hospital Washington is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90847.
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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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Washington

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