CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychiatric evaluation (first visit)

Facility: Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph

Billing Code: 90791 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$193

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $137–$345

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$162

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $31 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $193 This hospital $162 Cash price $298 Hospital's list price $350

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MO hospitals compared.

Cheapest $156 Priciest $178

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

A fair price for a Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) is about $193 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charges insurers about $162, or about $298 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Saint Joseph, 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	$136 - $494	75%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$121 - $304	67%
Aetnamajor	$136 - $289	75%
Cignamajor	$260 - $308	143%
Ambetter (Centene)	$267 - $308	147%
Amerigroup	$97 - $199	53%
GEHA	$240 - $284	132%
HealthLink	$254 - $301	140%
Molina	$97 - $199	53%
SelectHealth	$254 - $301	140%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$97 - $623

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 298), 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: 90791.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90791.
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 Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph

Compare: Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) at other MO hospitals

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