CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: The Children's Mercy Hospital

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$176

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $114–$268

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$201

About the fair price

about $25 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $176 This hospital $201 Cash price $184 Hospital's list price $384

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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 $126 Priciest $201

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $176 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). The Children's Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $201, or about $184 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kansas City, 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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$121 - $252	67%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$201	111%
Cignamajor	$253	140%
Humanamajor	$230	127%
Health Net	$284	157%
HealthLink	$152	84%
Medica	$224	124%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$130 - $280

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 184), 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: 90837.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm The Children's Mercy Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90837.
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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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.