Therapy session, 45 min cost in Kennewick, WA — inpatient
In Kennewick-Richland, WA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $110.55 to $351.87, with a median of $231.21. The lowest listed price is at Prosser Memorial Health Hospital — $120.66 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $182.75 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90834, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kennewick-Richland, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital lowest Prosser, WA · (509) 786-2222 HC PR 90834 PSYTX W PT 45 MIN RHC | $110.55 | $201.00 | $81.39–$182.91 | 45% | — source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco, WA · (509) 546-2278 PSYTX W PT 45 MINUTES | $351.87 | $879.68 | $71.00 | 60% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $110.55, median $231.21, highest $351.87 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $110.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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.
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.