Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in St. Marys, PA — inpatient
In St. Marys, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $828.00 to $1,121.00, with a median of $974.50.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90846, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 St. Marys, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys, PA FAMILY MED RX WO PATIENT | $828.00 | $828.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys, PA RHC FAMILY PSYTX W/O PT 50 MIN | $1,121.00 | $1,121.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $828.00, median $974.50, highest $1,121.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $974.50 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90846 ($228.17). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys, PA90846 Family Psychotherapy without Patient | $22.00 | file |