CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: St Peter's Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$153
about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $114–$250
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$171
About the fair price
about $18 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $153 This hospital $171 Cash price $166 Hospital's list price $256

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $68 Priciest $171

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $153 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $171, or about $166 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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 $106 - $618 58%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $83 - $618 46%
Aetnamajor $91 - $148 50%
Cignamajor $508 280%
GEHA $148 82%
Harvard Pilgrim $125 - $156 69%
HealthPartners $508 280%
Independent Health $194 - $241 107%
MagnaCare $194 - $241 107%
Medical Mutual $148 82%
MVP Health Care $171 - $184 94%
Priority Health $508 280%
Tufts Health Plan $508 280%
UniCare $210 - $618 116%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $126 - $618
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 315 South Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals