CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Klickitat Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$148

about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $110–$286

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$306

Well above the fair price

about $158 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $148 This hospital $306 Cash price $181 Hospital's list price $377

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $108 Priciest $306

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $148 (about 0.8× the $181 Medicare rate). Klickitat Valley Hospital charges insurers about $306, or about $181 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Goldendale, WA.

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 $148. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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	$85 - $274	47%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$181 - $385	100%
Cignamajor	$264	146%
Ambetter (Centene)	$306	169%
Health Net	$358	197%
Moda Health	$358	197%
Molina	$167 - $339	92%
PacificSource	$170 - $306	94%
Providence Health Plan	$358	197%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$170 - $171

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 181), 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 Klickitat Valley Hospital 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.

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 ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at Klickitat Valley Hospital

Compare: Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) at other WA hospitals

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