CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Carolina East Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$121

about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $93–$171

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$121

About the fair price

0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $121 This hospital $121 Cash price $143 Hospital's list price $238

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NC hospitals compared.

Cheapest $68 Priciest $148

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 $121 (about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate). Carolina East Medical Center charges insurers about $121, or about $143 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New Bern, 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	$63 - $210	35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$125 - $203	69%
Aetnamajor	$159 - $250	88%
Cignamajor	$163 - $269	90%
Humanamajor	$91 - $170	50%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$48 - $267

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 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 143), 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 Carolina East 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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