CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$177

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $142–$211

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$169

About the fair price

about $8 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $177 This hospital $169 Cash price $236 Hospital's list price $589

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How this hospital compares to other UT hospitals

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

Cheapest $128 Priciest $169

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $177 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake charges insurers about $169, or about $236 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Salt Lake City, UT.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$180 - $353	99%
Aetnamajor	$260 - $498	143%
Cignamajor	$211 - $471	116%
Humanamajor	$131	72%
Molina	$253 - $277	140%
SelectHealth	$390	215%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$113 - $589

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 236), 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: 90837.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90837.
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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