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Family psychotherapy without the patient in Houston, TX costs $154 to $202. Here's every hospital's price.

2 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $154 at Harris Health, the median is $154 and the highest is $202 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston.

The Houston, TX median of $154 is 24% below the national median of $202 across 735 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $68 to $713. 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 March 2023 and April 2026. 50 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.

$154
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
Harris Health · 7 mi
$154
median cash price
2 hospitals
1.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
2/60
hospitals with a cash price
50 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$154
list $434 · lowest of 6 lines
2
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$202
list $409
3
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

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4
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

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5
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital

Nassau Bay · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

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6
Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital

Sugar Land · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

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7
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital

Houston · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

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8
Houston Methodist West Hospital

Houston · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

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9
Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

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10
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital

Cypress · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

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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 Houston, TX 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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