US Health Care Costs

Family therapy, with the patient

CPT 90847 · Therapy and mental health · hospital facility charge

At the 98 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $251, and most charge between $123 and $755 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$251typical cash price
$303typical commercial insurer rate
$497typical list price
98hospitals in 30 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWAID$466MTNDMN$82IL$289MI$244NY$343MA$317OR$551NVWYSDIA$241IN$157OH$226PA$144NJ$214CT$357RICA$171UTCONE$102MO$188KY$645WVVA$230MDDEAZ$507NMKSARTN$121NC$29SC$1.3kDCOK$398LAMSALGA$480HITX$755FL$655PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Arizona2$507$507$507$437
California7$171$138$1,736$354
Connecticut1$357$357$357$217
Delaware1–––$824
Florida8$655$151$930$295
Georgia4$480$205$628$377
Iowa1$241$241$241$355
Idaho2$466$466$466$373
Illinois5$289$200$599$393
Indiana2$157$157$157$348
Kentucky2$645$645$645$230
Massachusetts3$317$296$317$232
Michigan3$244$244$244$139
Minnesota1$82$82$82$333
Missouri1$188$188$188$203
North Carolina4$29$29$142$100
Nebraska1$102$102$102$196
New Jersey8$214$178$230$379
Nevada1–––$151
New York1$343$343$343$242
Ohio7$226$155$574$344
Oklahoma2$398$398$398$337
Oregon1$551$551$551$577
Pennsylvania7$144$88$558$152
South Carolina3$1,282$1,282$1,282$324
Tennessee2$121$121$121$310
Texas8$755$297$755$291
Utah2–––$198
Virginia6$230$230$907$458
Washington2–––$463
98 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does family therapy, with the patient cost at a hospital?

At 72 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for family therapy, with the patient is $251, and most charge between $123 and $755. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $303. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for family therapy, with the patient?

At 22 of the 47 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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