Crisis therapy cost in Portland, ME — inpatient
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $129.00 to $372.10, with a median of $267.75. The lowest listed price is at York Hospital — $138.75 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $266.50 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 90839, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 12, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Hospital lowest York, ME · (207) 351-2478 PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $129.00 | $215.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $266.50 | $266.50 | $196.04–$250.51 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHERPY 30-74 MIN | $267.75 | $267.75 | $227.59–$251.69 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $296.10 | $296.10 | $217.81–$278.33 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 PR PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $324.85 | $324.85 | $129.44–$282.69 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 PR PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $372.10 | $372.10 | $124.83–$282.69 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC CRISIS PSYCHOTHRPY 30-74 MIN | $397.00 | $397.00 | $280.28–$374.77 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Westbrook, ME PR PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $427.25 | $427.25 | $129.44–$282.69 | — | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $129.00, median $267.75, highest $372.10 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $267.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
What it is
Crisis psychotherapy is urgent therapy for a person in acute distress.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.