CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Sanford Medical Center Bismarck

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$166
about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $158–$193
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$165
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $166 This hospital $165 Cash price $290 Hospital's list price $363

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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 $166 (about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate). Sanford Medical Center Bismarck charges insurers about $165, or about $290 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bismarck, 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 $66 - $643 36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $55 - $712 30%
Aetnamajor $66 - $669 36%
Cignamajor $145 - $594 80%
Health Net $145 - $693 80%
HealthPartners $66 - $601 36%
Medica $142 - $679 78%
Sanford Health Plan $61 - $715 34%
Security Health Plan $89 - $424 49%
UCare $66 - $677 36%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $68 - $693
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: 300 N 7Th St, Bismarck, ND 58506
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals