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Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview

Pennsylvania 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?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $158 from a physician practice, and about $166 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$158$129 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$129 to $550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $120 to $4,266Professionalmedian $158 · 10th to 90th $120 to $174
$100$1K$10Kfacility $166professional $158

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
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$79,432.82
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$263.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$281.84
1 more rate 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
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HG · Opioid treatment program
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 25th of 51

$158

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.