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Family psychotherapy without the patient in Los Angeles, CA costs $49 to $2,546. Here's every hospital's price.

17 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 17 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $49 at UCI Health-Orange, the median is $227 and the highest is $2,546 at Coastal Communities Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 52 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $227 is 8% above the national median of $210 across 263 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

30 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $39 to $2,546. 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 November 2025 and September 2026. 67 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.

$49
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
UCI Health-Orange · 28 mi
$178 below the median
$227
median cash price
17 hospitals
52×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
17/100
hospitals with a cash price
67 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
UCI Health-Orange

Orange · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$49
list $123 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$140
list $175 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Providence Mission Hospital

Mission Viejo · 48 mi · File Apr 2026

$178
list $371 · lowest of 30 lines
4
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$219
list $457 · lowest of 20 lines
5
Encino Hospital Medical Center

Encino · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $119 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $620
7
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $620
8
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $620
9
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $620
10
Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Inglewood · 15 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $265 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$342
list $658 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$342
list $658 · lowest of 4 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 Los Angeles, CA 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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