Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in St. Louis, MO-IL
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $100.10 to $384.15, with a median of $183.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Jefferson.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 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 24, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient Pf | $100.10 | $154.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient Pf | $100.10 | $154.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient Pf | $100.10 | $154.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient | $143.65 | $221.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO Psychotherapy, 45 minutes per patient | $148.46 | $185.57 | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC THERAPY INDIVIDUAL PSYCH 45MIN | $154.08 | $214.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC THERAPY INDIVIDUAL PSYCH 45MIN | $173.52 | $241.00 | 28% | — source file |
| American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN | $179.84 | $299.73 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes | $183.00 | $244.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes | $183.00 | $244.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes | $183.00 | $244.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes | $183.00 | $244.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes | $183.00 | $244.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes | $183.00 | $244.00 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Cd Ther 45 Min W Patient | $191.10 | $294.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Straight CSF Grant Counseling 45 Minutes | $212.55 | $327.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient | $250.90 | $386.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient | $250.90 | $386.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient | $265.20 | $408.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Cd Ther 45 Min W Patient | $265.20 | $408.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Cd Ther 45 Min W Patient | $278.85 | $429.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Cd Ther 45 Min W Patient | $278.85 | $429.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Psych Ther 45 Min With Patient | $384.15 | $591.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $100.10, median $183.00, highest $384.15 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $183.00. 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.