CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychiatric evaluation (first visit)

Facility: HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center

Billing Code: 90791 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$129

about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $76–$278

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$76

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $53 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $129 This hospital $76 Cash price $620 Hospital's list price $620

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other TX hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $76 Priciest $76

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX 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 $129 (about 0.7× the $181 Medicare rate). HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center charges insurers about $76, or about $620 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Houston, TX.

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	$104 - $279	57%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$101 - $217	56%
Aetnamajor	$164 - $268	90%
Cignamajor	$92 - $118	51%
Humanamajor	$76	42%
Healthcare Highways	$158	87%
Oscar Health	$121	67%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$81 - $248

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 (about 620), 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 HCA Houston Healthcare 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.

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