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Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview

Vermont 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?

$162

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $178.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $135 to $219
$100$200professional $162

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
$128.82
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$162

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.