CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: Seattle Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$238
about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $133–$349
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$260
About the fair price
about $22 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $181 Fair price $238 This hospital $260 Cash price $606 Hospital's list price $606

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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 $108 Priciest $260

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 $238 (about 1.3× the $181 Medicare rate). Seattle Children's Hospital charges insurers about $260, or about $606 in cash — about the fair price. 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 $108 - $533 60%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $103 - $503 57%
Aetnamajor $258 - $582 142%
Cignamajor $198 - $515 109%
Humanamajor $485 - $576 267%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $103 - $454 57%
Medical Mutual $485 - $576 267%
Moda Health $258 - $576 142%
Molina $103 - $454 57%
PacificSource $582 321%
Providence Health Plan $281 - $515 155%
SelectHealth $485 - $576 267%
Tufts Health Plan $314 - $515 173%
+ 61 smaller / regional plans $98 - $582
Government programs also on file: Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4800 Sand Point Way Ne, Po Box C-5371, Seattle, WA 98105
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens