Therapy session, 30 min cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 10 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 30 minutes: from $87.00 to $645.15, with a median of $125.98. The lowest listed price is at The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope — $38.98 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $189.25 at 80 hospitals.
- The median here, $125.98, is 25% below the US median of $168.38.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Cincinnati, OH has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Ohio with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 10 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 90832, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope lowest Mason, OH · (513) 536-4673 PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $150.00 | $72.00–$704.00 | 42% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Indiv Therapy 16-37 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.52 | $151.36 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Indiv Therapy 16-37 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.52 | $151.36 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Indiv Therapy 16-37 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $113.52 | $151.36 | — | 25% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pf-Psych Tx 30 Mins, W/Pt (Tip) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.36 | $236.00 | $53.04–$120.36 | 49% |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Php Ind Psychotherapy 16-37 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $131.60 | $329.00 | — | 60% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Psychotherapy 30 Min W Patient File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $153.60 | $256.00 | — | 40% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Psychotherapy 30 Min W Patient File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $153.60 | $256.00 | — | 40% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Indiv Therapy 16-37 Mins Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.40 | $207.20 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Indiv Therapy 16-37 Mins Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.40 | $207.20 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Indiv Therapy 16-37 Mins Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.40 | $207.20 | — | 25% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pf-Psych Tx 30 Mins, W/Pt+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $160.14 | $314.00 | $53.04–$160.14 | 49% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Discharge Conference File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $196.02 | $261.36 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Discharge Conference File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $196.02 | $261.36 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Discharge Conference File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $196.02 | $261.36 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Indiv. Psychotherapy 16 -37 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.04 | $314.72 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Indiv. Psychotherapy 16 -37 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.04 | $314.72 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Indiv. Psychotherapy 16 -37 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $236.04 | $314.72 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Discharge Conference Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $274.68 | $366.24 | — | 25% |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, OH · (513) 862-2601 HC Discharge Conference Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $274.68 | $366.24 | — | 25% |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Discharge Conference Ph File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $274.68 | $366.24 | — | 25% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC PSYCOTHERAPY, 30 MIN WITH PATIENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $383.00 | $383.00 | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 16-37 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $645.15 | $645.15 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $87.00, median $125.98, highest $645.15 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $153.60. 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.
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