CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychiatric evaluation (first visit)

Facility: Trident Medical Center

Billing Code: 90791 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$225

about 1.2× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $163–$431

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$348

Above the fair price

about $123 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $225 This hospital $348 Cash price $1,297 Hospital's list price $1,297

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $79 Priciest $348

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) is about $225 (about 1.2× the $181 Medicare rate). Trident Medical Center charges insurers about $348, or about $1,297 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Charleston, SC.

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 $225. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$519 - $584	286%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$253 - $1,232	140%
Aetnamajor	$276 - $613	152%
Humanamajor	$843 - $973	465%
Health Net	$584	322%
Molina	$233	128%
SelectHealth	$558	308%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$189 - $1,167

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 1,297), 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: 90791.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Trident Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90791.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

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