Family psychotherapy with the patient in San Diego, CA costs $227 to $342. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy with the patient (CPT 90847). The lowest is $227 at Paradise Valley Hospital, the median is $227 and the highest is $342 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego.
The San Diego, CA median of $227 is 11% above the national median of $205 across 843 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
1 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $51 to $454. 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 April 2026 and September 2026. 14 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyNational City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026
San Diego · 24 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 90847. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 San Diego, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Grossmont Hospitalcode not in file
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosNo website on record
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Palomar Medical Center PowayWebsite blocks automated reading
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoFile in an unsupported format
- Scripps Green Hospitalcode not in file
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitascode not in file
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jollacode not in file
- Scripps Mercy Hospitalcode not in file
- Sharp Chula Vista Medical Centercode not in file
- Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctrcode not in file
- Sharp Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Tri-City Medical Centercode not in file
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrNo price file found