CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Punxsutawney Area Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$139
about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $113–$170
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$156
About the fair price
about $17 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $139 This hospital $156 Cash price $131 Hospital's list price $342

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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 $43 Priciest $156

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 (45 minutes) is about $139 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Punxsutawney Area Hospital charges insurers about $156, or about $131 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Punxsutawney, 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 $43 - $185 24%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $67 - $820 37%
Aetnamajor $110 - $407 61%
Cignamajor $181 - $226 100%
Humanamajor $182 100%
Ambetter (Centene) $117 - $195 65%
AmeriHealth $110 - $182 61%
Geisinger $112 - $518 62%
UPMC Health Plan $74 - $194 41%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $139 - $370
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: 81 Hillcrest Drive, Punxsutawney, PA 15767
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals