CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$191

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $121–$271

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$188

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $191 This hospital $188 Cash price $285 Hospital's list price $439

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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 $188

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 $191 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital charges insurers about $188, or about $285 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, 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	$91 - $222	50%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$163 - $398	90%
Aetnamajor	$421 - $471	232%
Cignamajor	$234 - $261	129%
Humanamajor	$244	135%
Fidelis Care	$163 - $286	90%
Molina	$163 - $368	90%
MVP Health Care	$163 - $335	90%
Oscar Health	$336	185%
SelectHealth	$188	104%
WellCare	$165 - $226	91%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$91 - $826

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 285), 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: 90834.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90834.
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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