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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $39 to $1,197. Here's every hospital's price.

14 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 14 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $39 at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, the median is $181 and the highest is $1,197 at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill. The most expensive hospital lists 31 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $181 is in line with the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $1,000. 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 September 2025 and September 2026. 37 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.

$39
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital · 12 mi
$142 below the median
$181
median cash price
14 hospitals
31×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
14/51
hospitals with a cash price
37 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Camden · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$39
list $390 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital

Mount Holly · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$39
list $390
3
Virtua Willingboro Hospital

Willingboro · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$39
list $390
4
Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$74
list $186 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025

$163
list $408 · lowest of 8 lines
6
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$174
list $450
7
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$181
list $589 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$188
· lowest of 2 lines
9
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$188
· lowest of 2 lines
10
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$200
list $158 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Mar 2026

$205
list $158 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$210
list $158 · lowest of 2 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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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