Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)
Facility: Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $164 (about 0.9× the $181 Medicare rate). Milton S Hershey Medical Center charges insurers about $190, or about $346 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Hershey, PA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $164. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $192 - $753 | 106% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $160 - $1,012 | 88% |
| Aetnamajor | $190 - $707 | 105% |
| Cignamajor | $667 | 368% |
| Humanamajor | $190 | 105% |
| AmeriHealth | $160 - $188 | 88% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $190 | 105% |
| Geisinger | $169 - $778 | 93% |
| HealthPartners | $175 - $192 | 97% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $192 - $771 | 106% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $176 - $235 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Compare: Psychotherapy session (45 minutes) at other PA hospitals
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $43
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $60
- Jefferson Abington Hospital · Abington $79
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $89
- Titusville Area Hospital · Titusville $89
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $95
- Reading Hospital · West Reading $95
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $95
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.