Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90846 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $52.52 to $416.25, with a median of $249.05. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 90846, 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.

Lowest$52.52Mercy Hospital
Median$249.05half pay less
Highest$416.25in this market
Difference7.9×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $52.52Highest $416.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF FAMILY PSYTX W/O PT 50 MIN $52.52 $202.00 74%
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York Hospital York, ME FAMILY PSY TX W/O PATIENT $65.40 $109.00 40%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC FAMILY PSYTX W/O PT 50 MIN $134.16 $516.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH BH FAM PSYTX W/O PT 50 MIN $186.68 $718.00 74%
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MaineHealth Portland, ME PR FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS $248.05 $248.05 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT 50 MIN $249.05 $249.05 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME PR FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS $261.65 $261.65 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS $274.60 $274.60 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME PR FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS $287.50 $287.50 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME HC FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT 50 MIN $410.25 $410.25 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT 50 MIN $416.25 $416.25 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $52.52, median $249.05, highest $416.25 — a 7.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $249.05 — 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.