SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

Cash prices at 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Collateral W/O Pt 30Min Lcsw
$108.00 $144.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Collateral W/O Pt 30 Min Lcsw
$108.00 $144.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Collateral W/O Pt30Min Phd
$135.00 $180.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Collateral W/O Pt 30Min Phd
$135.00 $180.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Collateral W/O Pt 50 Min Lcsw
$180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Collateral W/O Pt 50Min Lcsw
$180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Family Psychotherapy,No Pt
$225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Collateral W/O Pt 50Min Phd
$225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Family Psychotherapy W/O Pt Present
$225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Paradise Valley Hospital NATIONAL CITY, CA
PSYCH FAMILY WO PATIENT - 90846 - 7600166
$227.00 $405.00 44% Sep 1, 2026
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Paradise Valley Hospital NATIONAL CITY, CA
PSYCH FAMILY WO PATIENT - 90846 - 7500184
$227.00 $401.00 43% Sep 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Ks Dec Fam Thrpy W/O Pt,50 Min-Psychologist
$301.50 $402.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Fam Therapy W/O Pt,50 Mins-Psychologist
$301.50 $402.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA
Rch Adi Collateral W/O Pt 50Min Phd
$317.25 $423.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO - CLAIREMONT MESA SAN DIEGO, CA
FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS
$342.16 $658.00 48%
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KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN MARCOS SAN MARCOS, CA
FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS
$342.16 $658.00 48%
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KAISER FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - SAN DIEGO - ZION SAN DIEGO, CA
FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PATIENT PRESENT 50 MINS
$342.16 $658.00 48%
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Outpatient: lowest $108.00, median $225.00, highest $342.16 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $225.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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