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Family psychotherapy without the patient in Riverside, CA costs $33 to $444. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $33 at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, the median is $217 and the highest is $444 at Riverside University Health System-Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 14 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Riverside, CA median of $217 is in line with the national median of $210 across 263 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $73 to $3,171. 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 2026 and September 2026. 28 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.

$33
lowest cash price in Riverside, CA
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital · 63 mi
$185 below the median
$217
median cash price
5 hospitals
14×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/34
hospitals with a cash price
28 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

Banning · 63 mi · File May 2026

$33
list $163
2
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$165
list $367 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$217
list $483 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario

Fontana · 81 mi · File Apr 2026

$342
list $658
5
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

Moreno Valley · 75 mi · File Mar 2026

$444
list $444 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Providence St Mary Medical Center

Apple Valley · 57 mi · File Apr 2026

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 Riverside, 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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