Therapy session, 30 min cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 30 minutes: from $120.00 to $196.04, with a median of $158.02. The lowest listed price is at St Helena Parish Hospital — $38.02 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $100.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90832, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helena Parish Hospital lowest Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 20-30 MIN | $120.00 | $120.00 | $72.00–$120.00 | — | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 PSYTX W PT 30 MINUTES | $196.04 | $280.05 | $78.93–$215.64 | 30% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 PSYCHOTHERAPY 30 MIN IOP | $196.04 | $280.05 | $145.63–$215.64 | 30% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 PSYCHOTHERAPY 30 MIN PHP | $196.04 | $280.05 | $145.63–$300.00 | 30% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 30 MIN | $344.00 | $344.00 | $81.77–$344.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $120.00, median $158.02, highest $196.04 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $270.02. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is an individual psychotherapy session of about 30 minutes (16 to 37 minutes) with a psychiatrist, psychologist, therapist or counselor. It is used for talk therapy for anxiety, depression, stress and other mental health concerns.
What the price covers
The price covers the therapy time with the clinician. A first diagnostic evaluation is billed separately (90791), and a hospital-based clinic may add a facility fee.