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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN costs $114 to $645. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Cincinnati, OH-KY-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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $114 at Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, the median is $132 and the highest is $645 at St Elizabeth Edgewood. The most expensive hospital lists 5.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN median of $132 is 28% below the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $173 to $532. 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 July 2026. 13 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.

$114
lowest cash price in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital · 33 mi
$18 below the median
$132
median cash price
7 hospitals
5.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/20
hospitals with a cash price
13 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital

Oxford · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$114
list $151 · lowest of 10 lines
2
Good Samaritan Hospital

Cincinnati · 5 mi · File Apr 2026

$114
list $151 · lowest of 7 lines
3
Bethesda North

Cincinnati · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

$114
list $151 · lowest of 7 lines
4
Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital

Hamilton · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$132
list $329 · lowest of 2 lines
5
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC

Cincinnati · 5 mi · File Jul 2026

$139
list $231 · lowest of 2 lines
6
West Chester Hospital

West Chester · 20 mi · File Jul 2026

$139
list $231 · lowest of 2 lines
7
St Elizabeth Edgewood

Edgewood · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$645
list $645 · lowest of 5 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN without a price for this procedure

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

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