CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychiatric evaluation (first visit)

Facility: Howard County Medical Center

Billing Code: 90791 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$142

about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $142–$225

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$236

Above the fair price

about $94 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $142 This hospital $236 Cash price $283 Hospital's list price $283

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

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

Cheapest $139 Priciest $236

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

A fair price for a Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) is about $142 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Howard County Medical Center charges insurers about $236, or about $283 in cash — above the fair price. Located in St Paul, NE.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $142. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$139 - $470	77%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$139 - $780	77%
Aetnamajor	$139 - $276	77%
Humanamajor	$119 - $139	66%
Ambetter (Centene)	$279	154%
Medica	$139 - $360	77%
Molina	$141 - $146	78%
Oscar Health	$244	135%
WellCare	$144	79%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$139 - $279

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 283), 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: 90791.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Howard County Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90791.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Howard County Medical Center

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