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Family psychotherapy with the patient in Boston, MA-NH costs $129 to $258. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for family psychotherapy with the patient (CPT 90847). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy with the patient (CPT 90847). The lowest is $129 at Boston Medical Center, the median is $144 and the highest is $258 at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $144 is 28% below the national median of $200 across 316 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $13 to $513. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and April 2026. 34 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$129
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Boston Medical Center · 13 mi
$15 below the median
$144
median cash price
6 hospitals
2.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/41
hospitals with a cash price
34 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$129
list $287
2
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$132
list $132 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center

Brighton · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$144
list $180
4
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$163
list $233 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$191
list $273 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$208
list $462 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$258
list $368 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90847. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 90847, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About family psychotherapy with the patient

CPT 90847 is a family or couples therapy session, usually 50 minutes, with the identified patient present. It is the code for couples counseling when one partner is the patient of record, and for family sessions in child and adolescent treatment.

What the price covers

The session only. At hospital-owned clinics a facility fee may be added. Insurance often covers family therapy only when it treats a diagnosed patient, not relationship counseling as such; the cash price is what couples counseling usually costs.

Why prices vary

Hospital behavioral health departments list higher prices than private practice, mostly because of facility fees. Private couples and family therapists commonly charge $120 to $300 per session cash, often with sliding scales.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 90847, and is there a facility fee?
  • Is this billed as treatment of one patient's diagnosis or as relationship counseling?
  • Is a sliding scale available?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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