CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: Mercy Hospital South

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$178

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $132–$288

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$137

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $41 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $178 This hospital $137 Cash price $265 Hospital's list price $407

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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 $178 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital South charges insurers about $137, or about $265 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$100 - $366	55%
Aetnamajor	$61 - $142	34%
Cignamajor	$183 - $285	101%
Humanamajor	$293	162%
Ambetter (Centene)	$137	76%
HealthLink	$175 - $285	97%
Medica	$106	58%
+ 20 smaller / regional plans	$137 - $285

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 265), 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 South 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 South

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