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Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview

Alabama rates for HCPCS 90865

A psychiatric procedure in which a sedative medication is given through an intravenous line to help a patient access and discuss difficult memories, feelings, or experiences that are hard to reach in a standard conversation. It is used both to aid diagnosis and, in some cases, as part of treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview cost?

$155

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $155 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $155 to $200.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $170 to $174Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $123 to $200
$100$200facility $174professional $155

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$199.53
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 31 + 52 · Reduced service + 55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$213.80

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 27th of 51

$155

AK $288KY $120

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.