Family psychotherapy without the patient in Charlotte, NC-SC costs $28 to $164. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $28 at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast, the median is $164 and the highest is $164 at Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 5.9 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Charlotte, NC-SC median of $164 is 19% below the national median of $202 across 735 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $17 to $488. 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 December 2025 and May 2026. 15 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 onlyConcord · 22 mi · File Dec 2025
Chester · 40 mi · File Apr 2026
Lancaster · 31 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 90846. 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 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 Charlotte, NC-SC without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Atrium Health AnsonFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health LincolnFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health PinevilleFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health UnionFile in an unsupported format
- Atrium Health University CityFile in an unsupported format
- Carolinas Medical Center/Behav HealthFile in an unsupported format
- Duke Health Lake Norman Hospitalcode not in file
- Iredell Memorial Hospital INCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterNo website on record
- Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Novant Health Rowan Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Piedmont Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading