CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$168
about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $160–$177
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$165
About the fair price
about $3 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $168 This hospital $165 Cash price $300 Hospital's list price $375

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 7 ND hospitals compared.

Cheapest $125 Priciest $229

Black dot = this hospital, among the 7 ND hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $168 (about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Fargo charges insurers about $165, or about $300 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fargo, ND.

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 $165 - $327 91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $116 - $282 64%
Aetnamajor $165 - $321 91%
Cignamajor $338 186%
Health Net $338 186%
HealthPartners $154 - $165 85%
Medica $169 - $180 93%
Sanford Health Plan $133 - $153 73%
Security Health Plan $206 114%
UCare $164 - $264 90%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $167 - $338
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58122
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals