Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90846 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $108.00 to $342.16, with a median of $225.00. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.

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

Lowest$108.00Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Median$225.00half pay less
Highest$342.16in this market
Difference3.2×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

median
Lowest $108.00Highest $342.16

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest 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 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 Pt30Min Phd $135.00 $180.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego, CA Family therapy, 50 minutes $168.85 $307.00 45% 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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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 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 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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Inpatient: lowest $108.00, median $225.00, highest $342.16 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $225.00 — 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.