CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$113
about 0.6× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $64–$168
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$95
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $18 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $113 This hospital $95 Cash price $290 Hospital's list price $414

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $43 Priciest $95

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) is about $113 (about 0.6× the $181 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $95, or about $290 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in West Reading, PA.

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 $49 - $339 27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $90 - $269 50%
Aetnamajor $79 - $302 44%
Cignamajor $144 - $278 79%
Humanamajor $77 - $93 42%
AmeriHealth $91 50%
Devoted Health $94 52%
Geisinger $50 - $265 28%
Health Net $118 - $189 65%
HealthPartners $95 - $105 52%
UPMC Health Plan $90 - $226 50%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $93 - $398
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: 420 S 5Th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals