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Psychotherapy, 45 minutes in Detroit, MI costs $74 to $530. Here's every hospital's price.

15 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 15 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). The lowest is $74 at Karmanos Cancer Center, the median is $127 and the highest is $530 at Children's Hospital of Michigan. The most expensive hospital lists 7.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $127 is 40% below the national median of $210 across 319 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $407. 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 December 2025 and September 2026. 18 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.

$74
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Karmanos Cancer Center · 27 mi
$53 below the median
$127
median cash price
15 hospitals
7.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
15/36
hospitals with a cash price
18 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Karmanos Cancer Center

Detroit · 27 mi · File Dec 2025

$74
list $149
2
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$80
list $160 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$80
list $160 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$80
list $160 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Mclaren Macomb

Mount Clemens · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$80
list $160 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$127
list $60 · lowest of 13 lines
7
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$127
list $60 · lowest of 14 lines
8
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$127
list $60 · lowest of 8 lines
9
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$127
list $60 · lowest of 14 lines
10
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$175
list $578
11
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$176
list $578
12
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital

Warren · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

$199
list $355 · lowest of 2 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 Detroit, MI 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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