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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $88 to $400. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $88 at Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center, the median is $283 and the highest is $400 at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 4.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $283 is 55% above the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

10 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $66 to $607. 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 March 2026 and April 2026. 26 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.

$88
lowest cash price in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center · 38 mi
$195 below the median
$283
median cash price
10 hospitals
4.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/36
hospitals with a cash price
26 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$88
list $176
2
Uva Health Prince William Medical Center

Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026

$88
list $176
3
Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$88
list $176
4
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$283
list $566
5
Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$283
list $566
6
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$283
list $566
7
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$283
list $566
8
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$283
list $566
9
Medstar Washington Hospital Center

Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$298
list $459 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center

Olney · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$400
list $408 · 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV 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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