Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90834 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in St. Louis, MO-IL — inpatient

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $148.46 to $183.00, with a median of $183.00. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 90834, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 24, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$148.46Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital
Median$183.00half pay less
Highest$183.00in this market
Difference1.2×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

median
Lowest $148.46Highest $183.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital lowest Maryland Heights, MO Psychotherapy, 45 minutes per patient $148.46 $185.57 20% Apr 24, 2026
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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%
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC THERAPY INDIVIDUAL PSYCH 45MIN $173.52 $241.00 28%
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American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN $179.84 $299.73 40%
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes $183.00 $244.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes $183.00 $244.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes $183.00 $244.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities Washington, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes $183.00 $244.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes $183.00 $244.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Lincoln Elsberry, MO Psychotherapy W/Patient 45 Minutes $183.00 $244.00 25% Jun 12, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $148.46, median $183.00, highest $183.00 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $183.00 — 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.