CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychiatric evaluation (first visit)

Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital

Billing Code: 90791 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$180

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $139–$198

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$174

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $180 This hospital $174 Cash price $315 Hospital's list price $315

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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 $143 Priciest $174

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

A fair price for a Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) is about $180 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Sisters of Charity Hospital charges insurers about $174, or about $315 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$102 - $146	56%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$69 - $186	38%
Aetnamajor	$153	84%
Cignamajor	$146 - $211	81%
Humanamajor	$153	84%
Amerigroup	$108	60%
Fidelis Care	$153 - $175	84%
Independent Health	$108 - $167	60%
Molina	$242	133%
MVP Health Care	$110 - $156	61%
UPMC Health Plan	$262	144%
WellCare	$153 - $160	84%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$108 - $230

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 315), 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 Sisters of Charity Hospital 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.

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