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Family psychotherapy without the patient in Boston, MA-NH costs $110 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 without the patient (CPT 90846). 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 without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $110 at Cambridge Health Alliance, the median is $140 and the highest is $258 at Lowell General Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $140 is 33% below the national median of $210 across 263 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $13 to $522. 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.

$110
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Cambridge Health Alliance · 11 mi
$30 below the median
$140
median cash price
6 hospitals
2.3×
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
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$110
list $110 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$116
list $258
3
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center

Brighton · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$140
list $175
4
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$196
list $436 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$217
list $310 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$258
list $368 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$365
list $522 · lowest of 3 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90846. 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 90846, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About family psychotherapy without the patient

CPT 90846 is a family therapy session, usually 50 minutes, held without the identified patient present: parents meeting a child's therapist, or a spouse meeting the therapist of a partner in treatment. It is used to work on the family system around a patient.

What the price covers

The session only. At a hospital-owned clinic a facility fee may be added. It is billed under the patient's record even though the patient is not in the room, which matters for insurance and for who receives the bill.

Why prices vary

Hospital-based family therapy tends to cost more than private practice because of facility fees. Private therapists often price family sessions similarly to a 60-minute individual session and may offer sliding scales.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 90846, and is there a facility fee?
  • Who is billed, the patient or the family members attending?
  • Is a session with the patient present (90847) priced the same?

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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