Crisis therapy cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $177.00 to $536.25, with a median of $536.25. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $359.25 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $536.25 at 17 hospitals.
- The median here, $536.25, is 110% above the US median of $254.84.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 cities for code 90839, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc Psytx Crisis Int 60 Min St Clares+1 more line at this price File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $177.00 | $728.50 | $93.54–$1,341.10 | 76% |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA · (770) 793-5000 Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA · (770) 732-4000 Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA · (770) 775-7861 Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA · (770) 228-2721 Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GA Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA · (770) 751-2500 Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA · (770) 949-1500 Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA · (470) 644-7000 Hc Therapy Crisis Intervention 60 Mins File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $536.25 | $1,375.00 | — | 61% |
Outpatient: lowest $177.00, median $536.25, highest $536.25 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $536.25. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
What crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.