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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 July 2026.

How much does Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview cost?

$141

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $162 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$141$123 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$129 to $191

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $115 to $234Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $110 to $204
$100$200$500facility $162professional $141

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$363.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in North Dakota than in Delaware. 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· 46th of 51

$141

ND $200DE $132

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.