Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90834 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX — inpatient

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $154.17 to $247.00, with a median of $154.17. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90834, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$154.17Harris Health
Median$154.17half pay less
Highest$247.00in this market
Difference1.6×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $154.17Highest $247.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG CLINICAL CASE MANAGE PROC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG PSY - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG CLINICAL CASE MANAGE PROC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PSY - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 45 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC PSYCH PT 45 MINS $247.00 $494.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $154.17, median $154.17, highest $247.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $154.17 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.