Therapy session, 45 min cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 16 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $48.90 to $1,476.90, with a median of $99.60. The lowest listed price is at Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes and 4 other hospitals — $50.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $255.96 at 48 hospitals.
- The median here, $99.60, is 53% below the US median of $213.24.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- 4 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 15 cities for code 90834, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes lowest Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Individual Therapy 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $48.90 | $489.00 | $77.16–$532.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital lowest Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Individual Therapy 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $48.90 | $489.00 | $77.16–$532.00 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital lowest Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Individual Therapy 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $48.90 | $489.00 | $77.16–$532.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Individual Therapy 45 Minutes+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $48.90 | $489.00 | $77.16–$532.00 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton lowest Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Individual Therapy 45 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $48.90 | $489.00 | $77.16–$532.00 | 90% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Psych 45 Min Pat And/Or Family File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.60 | $249.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Psych 45 Min Pat And/Or Family File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.60 | $249.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Psych 45 Min Pat And/Or Family File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.60 | $249.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Psych 45 Min Pat And/Or Family File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.60 | $249.00 | — | 60% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $480.00 | $83.47–$422.08 | 64% |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $181.00 | $782.75 | $110.62–$759.27 | 77% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Individual Psychotherapy 45min - TeleHealth+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $244.92 | $408.20 | $106.13–$355.13 | 40% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 OP Virtual Only Individual Session (38-52 min)+26 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,476.90 | $1,476.90 | $95.40–$1,233.95 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Psych Ther Pt 38-52 min (Mcaid)+26 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,476.90 | $1,476.90 | $199.70–$1,233.95 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Psych Ther Pt 38-52 min (Mcaid)+26 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,476.90 | $1,476.90 | $179.39–$1,233.95 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Psych Ther Pt 38-52 min (Mcaid)+26 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $1,476.90 | $1,476.90 | $95.40–$1,233.95 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $48.90, median $99.60, highest $1,476.90 — a 30.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $244.92. 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 8 of 12 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is 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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