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Psychotherapy, 45 minutes in Chicago, IL-IN costs $39 to $424. Here's every hospital's price.

19 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 19 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). The lowest is $39 at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, the median is $180 and the highest is $424 at Ingalls Memorial Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 11 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $180 is 14% below the national median of $210 across 319 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

26 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $8,500. 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 2025 and August 2026. 53 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 Chicago, IL-IN
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · 40 mi
$141 below the median
$180
median cash price
19 hospitals
11×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
19/82
hospitals with a cash price
53 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$39
list $163
2
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital

Evanston · 23 mi · Older file Jan 2025

$92
list $141 · lowest of 6 lines
3
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Chicago · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$110
list $332 · lowest of 14 lines
4
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$123
list $411 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

Dekalb · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$134
list $191 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Larabida Childrens Hospital I

Chicago · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$135
list $135 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital

Geneva · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$144
list $205 · lowest of 6 lines
8
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$152
list $544
9
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

Elmhurst · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$160
list $160 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Chicago · 16 mi · File Nov 2025

$180
list $360 · lowest of 8 lines
11
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Barrington · 33 mi · File Nov 2025

$190
list $380 · lowest of 6 lines
12
The University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$225
list $225 · lowest of 10 lines
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 Chicago, IL-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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