Psychotherapy, 45 minutes in Milwaukee, WI costs $57 to $168. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). The lowest is $57 at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin, the median is $121 and the highest is $168 at Aurora St Lukes Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 2.9 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Milwaukee, WI median of $121 is 36% below the national median of $188 across 846 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $73 to $344. 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 November 2025 and March 2026. 12 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyMilwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026
Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026
Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025
Franklin · 6 mi · File Jan 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 90834. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Milwaukee, WI without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Ascension Wisconsin Hosp Menomonee Falls CampusFile found, not read yet
- Aurora Medical Centercode not in file
- Aurora Medical Center - Summitcode not in file
- Aurora Medical Ctr Washington Countycode not in file
- Community Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Froedtert Community HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsincode not in file
- St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWebsite blocks automated reading
- Waukesha Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- West Allis Memorial Hospitalcode not in file