Therapy session, 45 min cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $389.22 to $628.00, with a median of $389.22. The lowest listed price is at Wellstar Douglas Hospital and 8 other hospitals. Across Georgia, the median is $389.22 at 29 hospitals.
- The median here, $389.22, is 83% above the US median of $213.24.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- 7 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 12 cities for code 90834, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital lowest Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital lowest Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital lowest Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital lowest Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital lowest Marietta, GA Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital lowest Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp lowest Warm Springs, GA Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital lowest Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Therapy Ind And Family 45 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $389.22 | $998.00 | — | 61% |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $628.00 | $628.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $389.22, median $389.22, highest $628.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $389.22. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What therapy session, 45 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Therapy session, 45 min explained.