Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90846 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Kansas City, MO-KS — inpatient

In Kansas City, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $135.36 to $255.36, with a median of $135.36. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90846, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$135.36Children's Mercy Hospital
Median$135.36half pay less
Highest$255.36in this market
Difference1.9×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $135.36Highest $255.36

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO FAMILY THERAPY WO PT 50 MIN TELEMED $135.36 $282.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO FAMILY THERAPY WO PT 50 MIN Prof $135.36 $282.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS FAMILY THERAPY WO PT 50 MIN TELEMED $135.36 $282.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS FAMILY THERAPY WO PT 50 MIN Prof $135.36 $282.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO EATING DISORDER FAMILY THER WO PT 50 MIN $255.36 $532.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS EATING DISORDER FAMILY THER WO PT 50 MIN $255.36 $532.00 52%
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Inpatient: lowest $135.36, median $135.36, highest $255.36 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $135.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.