CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Reading Hospital

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$137
about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $98–$185
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What this hospital charges insurers
$137
About the fair price
0.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $137 This hospital $137 Cash price $279 Hospital's list price $399

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $80 Priciest $137

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $137 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Reading Hospital charges insurers about $137, or about $279 in cash — about the fair price. 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 $65 - $335 36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $64 - $266 35%
Aetnamajor $115 - $298 63%
Cignamajor $106 - $275 58%
Humanamajor $113 - $137 62%
AmeriHealth $135 74%
Devoted Health $139 77%
Geisinger $23 - $262 13%
Health Net $72 - $186 40%
HealthPartners $140 - $154 77%
UPMC Health Plan $64 - $224 35%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $64 - $393
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