CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Bellevue Hospital Center

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$195
about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $145–$231
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$190
About the fair price
about $5 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $195 This hospital $190 Cash price $184 Hospital's list price $807

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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 $190

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 $195 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Bellevue Hospital Center charges insurers about $190, or about $184 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New York, 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 $108 - $738 60%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $99 - $481 55%
Aetnamajor $127 - $257 70%
Cignamajor $606 334%
Fidelis Care $99 - $481 55%
MagnaCare $374 - $692 206%
Oscar Health $123 - $285 68%
WellCare $100 - $199 55%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans $49 - $784
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 462 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Local
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals