Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90834 Outpatient

Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Syracuse, NY

In Syracuse, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $168.00 to $278.00, with a median of $224.55. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Health Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90834, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$168.00St Josephs Hospital Health Center
Median$224.55half pay less
Highest$278.00in this market
Difference1.7×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 Syracuse, NY.

median
Lowest $168.00Highest $278.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital Health Center lowest Syracuse, NY PR Psychotherapy Patient 45 Minutes $168.00 $168.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 45 Minutes $217.10 $334.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY 90834 - NORM IND TX 45MIN $232.00 $232.00
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY CH 90834 ALCOHOL/SUBS INTERV >30 MIN $278.00 $278.00
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Outpatient: lowest $168.00, median $224.55, highest $278.00 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $224.55. 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.