CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychotherapy session (60 minutes)

Facility: University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority

Billing Code: 90837 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$173

about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate · typically $156–$314

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$181

About the fair price

about $8 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $181 Fair price $173 This hospital $181 Cash price $284 Hospital's list price $474

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $134 Priciest $181

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

A fair price for a Psychotherapy session (60 minutes) is about $173 (about 1.0× the $181 Medicare rate). University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority charges insurers about $181, or about $284 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Madison, WI.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$181 - $402	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$181 - $450	100%
Aetnamajor	$181 - $403	100%
Cignamajor	$284	157%
Humanamajor	$181	100%
Dean Health Plan	$303	167%
Health Net	$379	209%
HealthPartners	$289	159%
Security Health Plan	$256 - $301	141%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$226 - $403

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 284), 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 University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority 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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