Family psychotherapy without the patient in San Diego, CA costs $227 to $342. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $227 at Paradise Valley Hospital, the median is $227 and the highest is $342 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego.
The San Diego, CA median of $227 is 12% above the national median of $202 across 735 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
1 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $51 to $405. 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 April 2026 and September 2026. 14 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 onlyNational City · 29 mi · File Sep 2026
San Diego · 24 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 San Diego, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Grossmont Hospitalcode not in file
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosNo website on record
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Palomar Medical Center PowayWebsite blocks automated reading
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoFile in an unsupported format
- Scripps Green Hospitalcode not in file
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitascode not in file
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jollacode not in file
- Scripps Mercy Hospitalcode not in file
- Sharp Chula Vista Medical Centercode not in file
- Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctrcode not in file
- Sharp Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Tri-City Medical Centercode not in file
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrNo price file found