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Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview

North Carolina 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?

$132

Typical physician fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $174.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $123 to $162Professionalmedian $132 · 10th to 90th $95 to $191
$100$200facility $162professional $132

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$323.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$162.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$346.74
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.91

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 51

$132

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.