Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $154.17 to $247.00, with a median of $154.17. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 90834, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $154.17 | $234.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PSY - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $154.17 | $234.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG CLINICAL CASE MANAGE PROC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $154.17 | $234.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $154.17 | $234.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG PSY - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $154.17 | $234.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG CLINICAL CASE MANAGE PROC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $154.17 | $234.00 | 34% | — source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston, TX PSYTX PT&FAMILY 45 MIN | $175.45 | $489.28 | 64% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston, TX PSYTX W PT 45 MINUTES | $175.45 | $489.28 | 64% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC PSYCH PT 45 MINS | $247.00 | $494.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $154.17, median $154.17, highest $247.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $154.17. 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 45 minutes (38 to 52 minutes). It is the most common therapy session length, used for talk therapy for conditions like anxiety and depression.
What the price covers
The price covers the therapy session. A first evaluation (90791) and any facility fee at a hospital-based clinic are billed separately.