CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychiatric evaluation (first visit)

Facility: Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth

Billing Code: 90791 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$191

about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $156–$191

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$163

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $28 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $191 This hospital $163

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $76 Priciest $163

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

A fair price for a Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) is about $191 (about 1.1× the $181 Medicare rate). Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth charges insurers about $163 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Beaumont, TX.

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	$161	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$161	89%
Aetnamajor	$161	89%
Humanamajor	$161 - $299	89%
Amerigroup	$174	96%
Cigna HealthSpring	$161	89%
Devoted Health	$174	96%
Molina	$161	89%
WellCare	$161	89%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$161 - $322

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth 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.

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Other Procedures at Christus Southeast Texas- St Elizabeth

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