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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Boston, MA-NH costs $73 to $167. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $73 at Cambridge Health Alliance, the median is $120 and the highest is $167 at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.3 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $120 is 34% below the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $9 to $522. 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 April 2026. 34 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.

$73
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Cambridge Health Alliance · 11 mi
$47 below the median
$120
median cash price
6 hospitals
2.3×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/41
hospitals with a cash price
34 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$73
list $73 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$108
list $239
3
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center

Brighton · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$120
list $150
4
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$124
list $177 · lowest of 6 lines
5
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$136
list $302 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$139
list $199 · lowest of 6 lines
7
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$167
list $238 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90832. 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 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?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

Questions people ask