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Psychotherapy, 45 minutes in Boston, MA-NH costs $100 to $366. Here's every hospital's price.

9 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). The lowest is $100 at Cambridge Health Alliance, the median is $185 and the highest is $366 at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington. The most expensive hospital lists 3.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $185 is in line with the national median of $190 across 904 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

9 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $12 to $531. 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 April 2026. 32 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.

$100
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Cambridge Health Alliance · 11 mi
$85 below the median
$185
median cash price
9 hospitals
3.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
9/41
hospitals with a cash price
32 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$100
list $100 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Boston Medical Center

Boston · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$114
list $254 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$143
list $204 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center

Brighton · 13 mi · File Apr 2026

$180
list $225
5
Boston Medical Center-Brighton

Brighton · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$185
list $411
6
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$221
list $316 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Melrosewakefield Healthcare

Melrose · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$234
list $334
8
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

$247
list $353 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

Burlington · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$366
list $366
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90834. 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 90834, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About psychotherapy, 45 minutes

CPT 90834 is a 45-minute individual psychotherapy session (38 to 52 minutes), the standard weekly therapy appointment. It is billed by psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed counselors and clinical social workers alike; the price does not indicate which.

What the price covers

The session only. At a hospital-owned clinic a facility fee may be added. Psychiatric medication management is a separate code when done in the same visit.

Why prices vary

Hospital-owned behavioral health clinics list higher prices than private practices, largely because of facility fees. Private therapists commonly charge $100 to $250 cash per session, often with sliding scales; community mental health centers charge according to income. Telehealth sessions are often priced lower.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 90834, and does it include any facility fee?
  • Is there a sliding scale or package rate for weekly sessions?
  • Is telehealth offered at a lower price?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH 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