Family therapy, no patient cost in Meridian, MS
In Meridian, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes: from $37.51 to $81.07, with a median of $59.29. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner Rush Hospital — $21.78 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $136.00 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90846, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 30, 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 Meridian, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Rush Hospital lowest Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY, W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $37.51 | $121.00 | $67.16–$411.49 | 69% | — source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY, W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $81.07 | $121.00 | $56.65–$299.90 | 33% | — source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC PHP-FAMILY PSYTX W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $116.56 | $376.00 | $118.13–$411.49 | 69% | — source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC IOP-BMU FAMILY PSYTX W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $116.56 | $376.00 | $118.13–$411.49 | 69% | — source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian, MS · (601) 483-0011 HC IOP-ABU FAMILY PSYTX W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $116.56 | $376.00 | $118.13–$411.49 | 69% | — source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC IOP-BMU FAMILY PSYTX W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $251.92 | $376.00 | $118.13–$308.32 | 33% | — source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC PHP-FAMILY PSYTX W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $251.92 | $376.00 | $118.13–$308.32 | 33% | — source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman, MS · (601) 776-6925 HC IOP-ABU FAMILY PSYTX W/O PATIENT, 50 MIN | $251.92 | $376.00 | $118.13–$308.32 | 33% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.51, median $59.29, highest $81.07 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $59.29. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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
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.