Therapy session, 45 min cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $153.90 to $326.30, with a median of $326.30. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital — $172.40 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $267.00 at 83 hospitals.
- The median here, $326.30, is 53% above the US median of $213.24.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Columbus, OH ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Ohio by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 90834, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Jul 31, 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 Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PSYCHOTHERAPY 38-52 MIN, W/PATIENT (90834) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $153.90 | $171.00 | $111.15–$167.58 | 10% |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Psychotherapy W/ Pt 45 Minutes File of Jul 31, 2026 · source file | $159.14 | $159.14 | — | — |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $168.35 | $259.00 | $116.29–$632.00 | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Psychotherapy Individual 45 Minutes File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $246.35 | $246.35 | $135.49–$246.35 | — |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 45 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $258.05 | $397.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 45 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.30 | $502.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 45 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.30 | $502.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 45 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.30 | $502.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 45 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.30 | $502.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 45 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.30 | $502.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 45 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.30 | $502.00 | — | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PSYCHOTHERAPY, 38-52 MIN W/ PATIENT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $333.00 | $370.00 | $240.50–$362.60 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $153.90, median $326.30, highest $326.30 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $326.30. 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 2 of 3 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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