CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$202

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $164–$247

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$210

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $202 This hospital $210 Cash price $202 Hospital's list price $253

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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 $210

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 $202 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $210, or about $202 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cortland, 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✓ 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	$64 - $438	35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$92 - $438	51%
Aetnamajor	$92 - $210	51%
Humanamajor	$190 - $211	105%
AmeriHealth	$190 - $210	105%
CDPHP	$92 - $413	51%
Fidelis Care	$92 - $438	51%
Geisinger	$190	105%
HealthPartners	$176	97%
MVP Health Care	$60 - $438	33%
UPMC Health Plan	$190	105%
WellCare	$92 - $438	51%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$74 - $413

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 202), 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 Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center 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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