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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Detroit, MI costs $56 to $254. Here's every hospital's price.

15 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 15 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $56 at Karmanos Cancer Center, the median is $96 and the highest is $254 at Sinai-Grace Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 4.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $96 is 47% below the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $407. 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 December 2025 and September 2026. 18 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.

$56
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Karmanos Cancer Center · 27 mi
$40 below the median
$96
median cash price
15 hospitals
4.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
15/36
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Karmanos Cancer Center

Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025

$56
list $112
2
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$63
list $126 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$63
list $126 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$63
list $126
5
Mclaren Macomb

Mount Clemens · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$63
list $126 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$96
list $44 · lowest of 11 lines
7
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$96
list $44 · lowest of 13 lines
8
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$96
list $44 · lowest of 10 lines
9
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$96
list $44 · lowest of 13 lines
10
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital

Warren · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

$133
list $237 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$175
list $447
12
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$176
list $447
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 Detroit, MI 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