CMS Price Transparency Data

Family therapy session

Facility: Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc

Billing Code: 90847 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$186

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $103–$246

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$101

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $85 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $186 This hospital $101 Cash price $206 Hospital's list price $229

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other VA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $90 Priciest $180

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

A fair price for a Family therapy session is about $186 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc charges insurers about $101, or about $206 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Norfolk, VA.

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	$76 - $233	42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$76 - $610	42%
Aetnamajor	$99 - $286	55%
Humanamajor	$91 - $286	50%
Health Net	$81 - $273	45%
Sentara	$76 - $272	42%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$72 - $325

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 206), 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: 90847.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90847.
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 Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc

Compare: Family therapy session at other VA hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.