Psychotherapy session, 30 minutes in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 30 minutes: from $148.50 to $233.30, with a median of $150.50. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 cities for code 90832, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk, VA PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT* | $148.50 | $165.00 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Indiv Therapy (30 Min) | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chg - Psytx Pt&/Family 30 Minutes | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Indiv Therapy (30 Min) | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chg - Psytx Pt&/Family 30 Minutes | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Indiv Therapy (30 Min) | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chg - Psytx Pt&/Family 30 Minutes | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chg - Psytx Pt&/Family 30 Minutes | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Indiv Therapy (30 Min) | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chg - Psytx Pt&/Family 30 Minutes | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Indiv Therapy (30 Min) | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chg - Psytx Pt&/Family 30 Minutes | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Indiv Therapy (30 Min) | $150.50 | $301.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maryview Hospital LLC Portsmouth, VA HC Iop Tx 30 Min | $201.60 | $336.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA INDV PSYCH F/UP30M | $233.30 | $259.22 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA OB-INDV PSYCH F/UP30MN | $233.30 | $259.22 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA PB-INDV PSYCH F/UP30MN | $233.30 | $259.22 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA URG-INDV PSYCH F/UP30M | $233.30 | $259.22 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $148.50, median $150.50, highest $233.30 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $150.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90832 ($168.30). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VAPSY W/PT 30 MINUTES | $7.52 | file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VAPSYCHTH/PT 30 MIN | $7.52 | file |