Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90846 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC — inpatient

In Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $27.68 to $56.90, with a median of $27.68. Across North Carolina, the median is $29.00 at 21 hospitals.

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 Dec 1, 2025 and Dec 1, 2025.

Lowest$27.68Atrium Health Hospitals Inc
Median$27.68half pay less
Highest$56.90in this market
Difference2.1×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 Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC.

median
Lowest $27.68Highest $56.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Shelby, NC HC LIC PSYTX FAMILY W/O PT FAC 50 MIN $27.68 $55.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Shelby, NC HC FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PT 50 MIN $27.68 $55.35 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Shelby, NC HC FAC PSYTX CRISIS EA ADD 16-45 MIN $56.90 $113.80 50% Dec 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $27.68, median $27.68, highest $56.90 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $27.68 — 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.