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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Chicago, IL-IN costs $29 to $310. Here's every hospital's price.

22 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 22 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $29 at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, the median is $153 and the highest is $310 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 11 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $153 is 17% below the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

25 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $8,500. 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 2025 and August 2026. 54 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.

$29
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · 40 mi
$123 below the median
$153
median cash price
22 hospitals
11×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
22/82
hospitals with a cash price
54 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$29
list $122
2
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Chicago · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$72
list $217 · lowest of 14 lines
3
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital

Evanston · 23 mi · Older file Jan 2025

$92
list $141 · lowest of 6 lines
4
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$92
list $307 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

Dekalb · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$111
list $159 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Larabida Childrens Hospital I

Chicago · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$135
list $135 · lowest of 4 lines
7
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Chicago · 16 mi · File Nov 2025

$135
list $270 · lowest of 8 lines
8
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$136
list $484
9
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Barrington · 33 mi · File Nov 2025

$143
list $285 · lowest of 6 lines
10
Advocate Trinity Hospital

Chicago · 14 mi · File Nov 2025

$153
list $305 · lowest of 6 lines
11
Advocate Condell Medical Center

Libertyville · 36 mi · File Nov 2025

$153
list $305 · lowest of 8 lines
12
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

Elmhurst · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$160
list $160 · lowest of 4 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 Chicago, IL-IN 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