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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN costs $206 to $312. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the Louisville/Jefferson County, 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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $206 at Ascension St Vincent Salem, the median is $312 and the highest is $312 at Baptist Health Lagrange.

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median of $312 is 99% above the national median of $157 across 794 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $37 to $833. 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 September 2026. 5 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.

$206
lowest cash price in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN
Ascension St Vincent Salem · 35 mi
$107 below the median
$312
median cash price
4 hospitals
1.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/12
hospitals with a cash price
5 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ascension St Vincent Salem

Salem · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$206
list $343 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Baptist Health Floyd

New Albany · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$312
list $416
3
Baptist Health Louisville

Louisville · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$312
list $416
4
Baptist Health Lagrange

La Grange · 21 mi · File Sep 2026

$312
list $416
5
Uofl Health - Shelbyville Hospital

Shelbyville · 25 mi · File Jan 2026

6
7
University of Louisville Hospital

Louisville · 3 mi · File Jan 2026

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 Louisville/Jefferson County, 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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