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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Minneapolis, MN-WI costs $69 to $173. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $69 at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, the median is $115 and the highest is $173 at North Memorial Health Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Minneapolis, MN-WI median of $115 is 37% below the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $564. 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 June 2026. 19 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.

$69
lowest cash price in Minneapolis, MN-WI
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital · 15 mi
$46 below the median
$115
median cash price
10 hospitals
2.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/30
hospitals with a cash price
19 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital

Edina · 15 mi · File Feb 2026

$69
list $173 · lowest of 11 lines
2
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital

Maplewood · 13 mi · File Feb 2026

$69
list $173 · lowest of 11 lines
3
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital

Woodbury · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$69
list $173 · lowest of 11 lines
4
Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Minneapolis · 10 mi · File Jun 2026

$78
list $163 · lowest of 4 lines
5
Buffalo Hospital

Buffalo · 30 mi · File Jun 2026

$115
list $205 · lowest of 8 lines
6
River Falls Area Hospital

River Falls · 36 mi · File Jun 2026

$115
list $205 · lowest of 2 lines
7
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital

Burnsville · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$116
list $273 · lowest of 11 lines
8
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Minneapolis · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$126
list $273 · lowest of 12 lines
9
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital

Princeton · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

$126
list $314 · lowest of 10 lines
10
North Memorial Health Hospital

Robbinsdale · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$173
list $269
11
Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital

Saint Paul · 13 mi · File Jan 2026

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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 Minneapolis, MN-WI 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