US Health Care Costs

Self-care training, 15 minutes

CPT 97535 · Therapy and mental health · hospital facility charge

At the 125 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $106, and most charge between $45 and $324 (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

$106typical cash price
$78typical commercial insurer rate
$204typical list price
125hospitals in 32 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$86ID$120MTNDMN$39IL$146MI$44NY$96MA$184OR$113NV$429WYSDIA$146IN$58OH$109PA$80NJ$41CT$137RICA$156UT$122CONE$57MO$96KY$67WVVA$89MD$79DE$80AZ$192NMKSARTN$71NC$86SC$86DCOK$99LAMSAL$93GA$82HITX$196FL$161PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$93$93$93$80
Arizona2$192$73$310$71
California10$156$24$706$55
Connecticut1$137$137$137$210
Delaware1$80$80$80$134
Florida8$161$50$2,071$67
Georgia6$82$35$230$64
Iowa1$146$146$146$53
Idaho2$120$120$120$96
Illinois6$146$88$223$137
Indiana2$58$48$67$127
Kentucky2$67$45$90$79
Massachusetts3$184$90$184$131
Maryland1$79$79$79–
Michigan3$44$44$132$54
Minnesota1$39$39$39$121
Missouri4$96$35$122$117
North Carolina4$86$86$109$108
Nebraska1$57$57$57$110
New Jersey8$41$40$8,941$169
Nevada1$429$429$429$28
New York1$96$96$96$67
Ohio7$109$72$178$66
Oklahoma3$99$54$192$118
Oregon1$113$113$113$65
Pennsylvania8$80$38$277$53
South Carolina4$86$72$345$29
Tennessee2$71$71$71$88
Texas21$196$50$545$47
Utah2$122$109$136$126
Virginia6$89$89$319$45
Washington2$86$81$91$77
125 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 self-care training, 15 minutes cost at a hospital?

At 120 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for self-care training, 15 minutes is $106, and most charge between $45 and $324. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $78. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for self-care training, 15 minutes?

At 36 of the 105 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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