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Family psychotherapy without the patient in Chicago, IL-IN costs $25 to $704. Here's every hospital's price.

15 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 15 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $25 at The University of Chicago Medical Center, the median is $141 and the highest is $704 at Methodist Hospitals INC. The most expensive hospital lists 28 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $141 is 33% below the national median of $210 across 263 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

25 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $8,500. 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 2025 and August 2026. 55 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.

$25
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
The University of Chicago Medical Center · 12 mi
$116 below the median
$141
median cash price
15 hospitals
28×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
15/82
hospitals with a cash price
55 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
The University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$25
list $25 · lowest of 14 lines
2
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$51
list $212
3
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Chicago · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$86
list $261 · lowest of 14 lines
4
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$87
list $312
5
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge · 19 mi · File Nov 2025

$90
list $180 · lowest of 18 lines
6
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital

Evanston · 23 mi · Older file Jan 2025

$112
list $172 · lowest of 8 lines
7
Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

Oak Lawn · 6 mi · File Nov 2025

$123
list $245 · lowest of 48 lines
8
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

Dekalb · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$141
list $202 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Larabida Childrens Hospital I

Chicago · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$143
list $143 · lowest of 2 lines
10
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$165
list $549 · lowest of 3 lines
11
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center

Evergreen Park · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$220
list $367 · lowest of 16 lines
12
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Chicago · 16 mi · File Nov 2025

$310
list $620 · lowest of 8 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 Chicago, IL-IN without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask