Therapy session, 30 min cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 26 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 30 minutes: from $118.62 to $573.00, with a median of $192.08. The lowest listed price is at Sweeny Community Hospital — $73.46 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $189.14 at 122 hospitals.
- The median here, $192.08, is 14% above the US median of $168.38.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Houston, TX has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Texas with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 13 cities for code 90832, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 8, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweeny Community Hospital lowest Sweeny, TX · (979) 548-3311 Psychotherapy, 30 minutes File of Sep 8, 2026 · source file | $118.62 | $197.70 | $59.31–$197.70 | 40% |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 30 MINUTES+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $154.17 | $168.00 | $42.34–$134.40 | 8% |
| Harris Health Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 30 MINUTES+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $154.17 | $168.00 | $42.34–$134.40 | 8% |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Psychotherapy, 30 min source file | $168.00 | $240.00 | $144.00–$228.00 | 30% |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston, TX · (713) 757-1000 PSYTX W PT 30 MINUTES File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $175.45 | $367.26 | $169.31–$249.62 | 52% |
| HCA Houston Mainland Texas City, TX · (281) 332-2511 INDIV SESSION 30MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $182.03 | $182.03 | $10.92–$600.00 | — |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC PSYCH PT 30 MINS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $184.00 | $368.00 | — | 50% |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 242-3000 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Tirr Memorial Hermann Houston, TX HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center The Woodlands, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital Humble, TX · (281) 540-7700 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 725-5000 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital Pearland, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 448-6796 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital Katy, TX · (281) 392-1111 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $192.08 | $600.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Upper Kirby) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Bellaire) Bellaire, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Cypress) Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital Houston, TX HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Imaging Center (Texas Medical Center) Houston, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Rockets Orthopedic Hospital Bellaire, TX HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (713) 704-3700 HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $220.88 | $690.25 | — | 68% |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena, TX · (713) 359-1000 INDIV SESSION 30MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $573.00 | $573.00 | $34.38–$600.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $118.62, median $192.08, highest $573.00 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $192.08. 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 5 of 7 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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