CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$229

about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $131–$441

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$215

About the fair price

about $14 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $229 This hospital $215 Cash price $173 Hospital's list price $346

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $68 Priciest $215

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $229 (about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate). Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center charges insurers about $215, or about $173 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charlotte, NC.

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	$61 - $203	34%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$61 - $250	34%
Aetnamajor	$177 - $278	98%
Cignamajor	$177 - $179	98%
Humanamajor	$172 - $250	95%
AmeriHealth	$61 - $62	34%
CareSource	$114 - $115	63%
WellCare	$61 - $62	34%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$60 - $345

Excludes 4 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 173), 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 Novant Health Presbyterian 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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