CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (45 minutes)

Facility: Seattle Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 90834 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$239

about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $101–$283

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$191

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $48 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $239 This hospital $191 Cash price $404 Hospital's list price $404

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $71 Priciest $191

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 (45 minutes) is about $239 (about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate). Seattle Children's Hospital charges insurers about $191, or about $404 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$73 - $356	40%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$69 - $335	38%
Aetnamajor	$191 - $388	105%
Cignamajor	$138 - $343	76%
Humanamajor	$323 - $384	178%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$69 - $303	38%
Medical Mutual	$323 - $384	178%
Moda Health	$191 - $384	105%
Molina	$69 - $303	38%
PacificSource	$388	214%
Providence Health Plan	$191 - $343	105%
SelectHealth	$323 - $384	178%
Tufts Health Plan	$213 - $343	117%
+ 61 smaller / regional plans	$66 - $388

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 404), 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: 90834.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Seattle Children's Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90834.
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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