CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$205

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $134–$253

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$223

About the fair price

about $18 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $205 This hospital $223 Cash price $450 Hospital's list price $450

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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 $223

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 $205 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Suny/Stony Brook University Hospital charges insurers about $223, or about $450 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Stony Brook, NY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$220 - $4,255	121%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$220	121%
Aetnamajor	$220 - $225	121%
EmblemHealth	$225	124%
Fidelis Care	$220	121%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$166 - $287

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 450), 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 Suny/Stony Brook University 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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