CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$208

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $121–$208

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$175

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $33 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $208 This hospital $175

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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 $175

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 $208 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center charges insurers about $175 — below the fair price — a good deal. 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	$172	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$172	95%
Aetnamajor	$177	98%
Cignamajor	$178	98%
Humanamajor	$172	95%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$172 - $345

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, 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 Ballantyne 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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