Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Appleton, WI costs $109 to $314. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Appleton, WI metro area publish a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Appleton, WI metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $109 at Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton INC, the median is $124 and the highest is $314 at Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus. The most expensive hospital lists 2.9 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Appleton, WI median of $124 is 21% below the national median of $156 across 870 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $75 to $324. 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 January 2026 and August 2026.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyAppleton · 1 mi · File Aug 2026
Chilton · 21 mi · File Jan 2026
Appleton · 3 mi · File Jan 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 90832. 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 90832, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About psychotherapy, 30 minutes
CPT 90832 is a 30-minute individual psychotherapy session (16 to 37 minutes under the billing rules) with a psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed therapist or social worker. It is the shortest standard therapy session, often used for brief follow-ups or combined with medication management.
What the price covers
The session itself. When a hospital lists this code, it is the price at a hospital-owned behavioral health clinic, which may include a facility fee. Medication management by a psychiatrist in the same visit is a separate code.
Session lengths
- 90832: 30 minutes (this page)
- 90834: 45 minutes
- 90837: 60 minutes
Most weekly therapy is billed as 90834 or 90837.
Why prices vary
Hospital-based therapy is usually more expensive than private practice because of facility fees. Many therapists in private practice offer sliding-scale cash rates that undercut hospital prices substantially; community mental health centers charge by income.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 90832, and is there a facility fee?
- Is a sliding scale available?
- Will medication management be billed separately?