H0038
HCPCSBehavioral HealthSelf help/peer services each 15 min
As billed by one hospital: “SELF HELP/PEER SERVICES EA 15 MIN”
Based on the latest published hospital price files, code H0038 (Self help/peer services each 15 min) appears at 5 hospitals across 5 cities in 3 states with disclosed cash prices from $21.60 to $51.20. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
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What this is
This is a mental-health or substance-use service, such as psychotherapy or a psychiatric evaluation.
What affects the price
Session length and whether a physician or a therapist provides the service both affect the code and price. Network status matters a lot here — confirm your provider is in-network before you go.
Category: Behavioral Health
What the published prices show
Across the 7 hospitals that disclose a cash price for code H0038, the median is $29.64, and half of the disclosed prices fall between $23.20 and $38.00 — about a 2× difference for the same billing code. The full disclosed range runs from $21.60 to $51.20. At 100% of the hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the midpoint of the disclosed insurance-negotiated rates — so paying cash can sometimes beat using insurance for this service. Confirm with your plan first.
Published-price availability
Compare H0038 prices
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Published cash prices for code H0038 vary by about 2.4× across the 5 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $21.60 to $51.20. Shopping around can matter.
Lowest cash price by hospital
- Sanford Wheaton$36.80
Cash price by city
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- Polson · 1 hospital$21.60–$24.80
- Anchorage · 1 hospital$29.64
- Wheaton · 1 hospital$36.80
- Luverne · 1 hospital$39.20
- Thief River Falls · 1 hospital$51.20
7 prices shown.
| Service | Hospital | Code | List price | Cash price | Negotiated range | Allowed (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self help/peer services each 15 min Inpatient | Sanford Luverne Medical Center | H0038 HCPCS | $49.00 | $39.20 | $26.25 – $46.35 | — | |
| Self help/peer services each 15 min Inpatient | Sanford Wheaton | H0038 HCPCS | $46.00 | $36.80 | $25.30 – $43.52 | — | |
| Ak 1115 waiver adult self-help/peer support - individual 15 min Inpatient & outpatient | Providence Alaska Medical Center | H0038 HCPCS | $38.00 | $29.64 | — | — | |
| Self help/peer services each 15 min Outpatient | Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | H0038 HCPCS | $64.00 | $51.20 | $21.98 – $60.16 | — | |
| Adult self-help/peer support -individual 15 min Inpatient & outpatient | Providence St Joseph Medical Center | H0038 HCPCS | $27.00 | $21.60 | — | — | |
| Adult self-help/peer support -individual 15 min Outpatient | Providence St Joseph Medical Center | H0038 HCPCS | $27.00 | $21.60 | — | — | |
| Adult self-help/peer support -individual 15 min Inpatient & outpatient | Providence St Joseph Medical Center | H0038 HCPCS | $31.00 | $24.80 | — | — |
How to read these prices
- Cash price
- The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
- List price
- The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
- Negotiated rate
- A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
- Allowed amount
- A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.
Hospitals that publish H0038 prices
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Code H0038: frequently asked
- What does code H0038 cost?
- Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for H0038 ranges from $21.60 to $51.20. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
- Will this be my final bill?
- Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
- What is code H0038?
- H0038 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Self help/peer services each 15 min" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
- Why do H0038 prices differ between hospitals?
- 5 hospitals across 3 states publish a price for H0038 here, and even setting aside the outliers, most disclosed cash prices span roughly a 2× difference. Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
- What this page is not
- It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.