Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90834 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN — inpatient

In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $51.91 to $244.62, with a median of $114.02. The lowest listed price is at Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 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 Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 1, 2025.

Lowest$51.91Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital
Median$114.02half pay less
Highest$244.62in this market
Difference4.7×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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.

median
Lowest $51.91Highest $244.62

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital lowest Lebanon, TN PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $51.91 $179.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $96.66 $179.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN HC PSYCH THERAPY 45 MIN W/ $131.37 $453.00 71% Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN HC PSYCH THERAPY 45 MIN W/ $244.62 $453.00 46% Oct 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $51.91, median $114.02, highest $244.62 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $114.02 — 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.