Family psychotherapy without the patient in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $215 to $462. Here's every hospital's price.
7 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for family psychotherapy without the patient (CPT 90846). The lowest is $215 at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, the median is $462 and the highest is $462 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.1 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $462 is 120% above the national median of $210 across 263 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $96 to $721. 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 April 2026. 29 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 onlyWashington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Olney · 33 mi · File Apr 2026
Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026
Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026
Alexandria · 23 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CtrWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Children's National HospitalNo price file found
- Fauquier Hospitalcode not in file
- Frederick Health HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- George Washington Univ HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Holy Cross Germantown HospitalNo price file found
- Holy Cross HospitalNo price file found
- Jefferson Medical CenterNo website on record
- Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INCcode not in file
- Mary Washington HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospitalcode not in file
- Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Centercode not in file
- Reston Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Sibley Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterNo price file found
- Stafford Hospital, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Stonesprings Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Suburban HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- United Medical CenterNo price file found
- University of MD Capital Region Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of MD Charles Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Uva Health Culpeper Medical Centercode not in file
- Uva Health Haymarket Medical Centercode not in file
- Uva Health Prince William Medical Centercode not in file
- Virginia Hospital CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Warren Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading