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

16 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, 16 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). The lowest is $49 at West Jersey 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 in line with the national median of $190 across 904 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 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 March 2026 and September 2026. 35 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
West Jersey Hospital · 21 mi
$132 below the median
$181
median cash price
16 hospitals
30×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
16/51
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
West Jersey Hospital

Voorhees · 21 mi · File Jun 2026

$49
list $489 · lowest of 7 lines
2
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Camden · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$49
list $489
3
Virtua Mount Holly Hospital

Mount Holly · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$49
list $489
4
Virtua Willingboro Hospital

Willingboro · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$49
list $489
5
Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$100
list $249 · lowest of 2 lines
6
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$134
list $158 · lowest of 2 lines
7
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$174
list $480
8
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$181
list $783 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$188
10
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$188
11
Jefferson Health- Northeast

Philadelphia · 21 mi · File Sep 2026

$202
list $158 · lowest of 11 lines
12
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Sep 2026

$205
list $158
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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