US Health Care Costs

Family therapy, without the patient

CPT 90846 · Therapy and mental health · hospital facility charge

At the 92 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $244, and most charge between $88 and $611 (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

$244typical cash price
$305typical commercial insurer rate
$459typical list price
92hospitals in 29 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWAID$466MTNDMNIL$235MI$244NY$331MA$285OR$367NVWYSDIA$241IN$112OH$262PA$144NJ$214CT$256RICA$134UT$156CONE$114MO$178KY$645WVVAMDDEAZ$483NMKSARTNNC$29SC$1.3kDCOK$398LAMSALGA$480HITX$296FL$700PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Arizona2$483$483$483$423
California7$134$99$1,736$354
Connecticut1$256$256$256$199
Delaware1–––$824
Florida8$700$88$973$325
Georgia4$480$185$628$377
Iowa1$241$241$241$355
Idaho2$466$466$466$373
Illinois5$235$141$599$393
Indiana2$112$112$112$322
Kentucky2$645$645$645$230
Massachusetts3$285$270$285$227
Michigan3$244$244$244$99
Missouri1$178$178$178$192
North Carolina4$29$29$89$69
Nebraska1$114$114$114$197
New Jersey8$214$178$230$320
Nevada1–––$131
New York1$331$331$331$262
Ohio7$262$148$407$344
Oklahoma1$398$398$398–
Oregon1$367$367$367$398
Pennsylvania7$144$88$474$157
South Carolina3$1,282$1,282$1,282$324
Tennessee1–––$368
Texas9$296$113$480$291
Utah2$156$156$156$153
Virginia2––––
Washington2–––$463
92 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, without the patient cost at a hospital?

At 57 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for family therapy, without the patient is $244, and most charge between $88 and $611. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $305. 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, without the patient?

At 20 of the 41 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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