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Psychotherapy, 45 minutes at Boston Children's Hospital.

๐Ÿ“ Boston, MA CPT 90834
Cash-pay price
$384 to $615
Boston Children's Hospital is significantly more expensive than median (+54%) for psychotherapy, 45 minutes.
Chargemaster (gross): $384 โ€“ $615

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Boston Children's Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$322 โ€“ $516
Blue Cross Blue Shield$217 โ€“ $406
UnitedHealthcare$321 โ€“ $514
Cigna$326 โ€“ $615
Humana$346 โ€“ $554
Optum$319 โ€“ $523
Medicare$230 โ€“ $400
Medicaid$188 โ€“ $400

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating โ€” 2.8/5 โ€”
Would definitely recommend โ€” 69.6% โ€”
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 โ€” 68.6% โ€”
Nurses always communicated well โ€” 75.6% โ€”
Doctors always communicated well โ€” 76.6% โ€”
Given clear info about recovery โ€” 84.4% โ€”
Room and bathroom always clean โ€” 68.6% โ€”
Staff always explained meds โ€” 57.6% โ€”
Quiet at night, always โ€” 52.2% โ€”

About this price.

This price comes directly from Boston Children's Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 90834, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of psychotherapy, 45 minutes prices, see the Psychotherapy, 45 minutes overview.