Family therapy session
Facility: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $249 compared to the $182 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.37× fair market pricing.
On the higher side — 3 of 4 other NH hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Family therapy session is about $182 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $249, or about $157 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Lebanon, NH.
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 $182. 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
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 | $103 - $396 | 57% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $103 - $700 | 57% |
| Aetnamajor | $106 - $447 | 58% |
| Cignamajor | $106 - $374 | 58% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $108 - $387 | 60% |
| AmeriHealth | $58 - $123 | 32% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $76 - $419 | 42% |
| MVP Health Care | $103 - $344 | 57% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $290 - $384 | 160% |
| WellCare | $107 - $187 | 59% |
| WellSense | $63 - $189 | 35% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $63 - $488 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Compare: Family therapy session at other NH hospitals
- New London Hospital · New London $122
- St Joseph Hospital · Nashua $143
- Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $168
- Speare Memorial Hospital · Plymouth $443
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $187
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $187).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($157) Beats Your Bill
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $157 (vs. $249 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $182 Fair BaseRate ($181 Medicare)
Your bill ($514) is $332 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($182) and 2.8× the $181 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.