CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: NYU Langone Hospitals

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$275
about 1.5× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $149–$392
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$270
About the fair price
about $5 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $275 This hospital $270 Cash price $390 Hospital's list price $2,052

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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 $98 Priciest $270

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 (60 minutes) is about $275 (about 1.5× the $181 Medicare rate). NYU Langone Hospitals charges insurers about $270, or about $390 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 $200 - $1,021 110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $928 - $1,160 512%
Aetnamajor $1,231 - $2,052 679%
Cignamajor $1,231 679%
Fidelis Care $133 - $550 73%
MagnaCare $1,026 566%
WellCare $190 105%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $133 - $1,641
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
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: 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals