Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes: from $110.00 to $365.40, with a median of $196.24. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 90846, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA Spec Family Therapy,No Pt | $110.00 | $110.00 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Family Psychotherapy W/O Patient Present 50 Mins | $116.10 | $258.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Psych Family Therapy W/O Pt | $182.00 | $182.00 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Family Psychotherapy W/O Patient Present 50 Mins | $196.24 | $436.09 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Family Psychotherapy No Pt | $217.00 | $310.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Family Psychotherapy No Pt | $262.50 | $375.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Family Psychotherapy No Pt | $365.40 | $522.00 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $110.00, median $196.24, highest $365.40 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $196.24. 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
Family psychotherapy without the patient present is a session of about 50 minutes where a therapist meets with family members to work on issues affecting the patient's treatment. It is often used in child and adolescent care.
What the price covers
The price covers the session with family members. Any separate individual sessions for the patient are billed on their own.