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Psychotherapy, 45 minutes in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $49 to $1,477. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). The lowest is $49 at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, the median is $181 and the highest is $1,477 at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill. The most expensive hospital lists 30 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $181 is 14% below the national median of $210 across 319 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $43 to $1,234. 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 September 2025 and September 2026. 37 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.

$49
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital · 12 mi
$132 below the median
$181
median cash price
13 hospitals
30×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/51
hospitals with a cash price
37 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Camden · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$49
list $489 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital

Mount Holly · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$49
list $489
3
Virtua Willingboro Hospital

Willingboro · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$49
list $489
4
Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$100
list $249 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025

$163
list $408 · lowest of 6 lines
6
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$174
list $480
7
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$181
list $783 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$188
· lowest of 2 lines
9
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$188
· lowest of 2 lines
10
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Mar 2026

$205
list $158 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$210
list $158 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$230
list $158 · lowest of 4 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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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