Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes: from $133.16 to $417.46, with a median of $319.37. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY WITHOUT PATIENT; 50 MINUTES | $133.16 | $190.23 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY COLLAT/FAM VIST 30MIN W/O PAT | $319.37 | $687.06 | 54% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY FAMILY PSYCH W/O PT PRES 50MIN | $319.37 | $687.06 | 54% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY FAMILY PSYCH W/O PT PRES 30MIN | $319.37 | $687.06 | 54% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY COLLAT/FAM VST 30MIN W/O PAT | $319.37 | $687.06 | 54% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Family Psychotherapy w/o Patient - 50 Minutes | $348.00 | $348.00 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Family Psychotherapy w/o Patient - 50 Minutes | $348.00 | $348.00 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Family Psychotherapy W/O Patient Present 50 Mins | $417.46 | $417.46 | — | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Family Psychotherapy W/O Patient Present 50 Mins | $417.46 | $158.20 | -164% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $133.16, median $319.37, highest $417.46 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $333.69. 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.