Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90846 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes in Winston-Salem, NC — inpatient

In Winston-Salem, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $107.50 to $166.50, with a median of $157.50. The lowest listed price is at North Carolina Baptist Hospital — $50.00 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $29.00 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90846, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 21, 2025.

Lowest$107.50North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Median$157.50half pay less
Highest$166.50in this market
Difference1.5×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 Winston-Salem, NC.

median
Lowest $107.50Highest $166.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
North Carolina Baptist Hospital lowest Bermuda Run, NC HC FAC PSYTX CRISIS EA ADD 16-45 MIN $107.50 $215.00 50% Oct 21, 2025
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North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC HC FAC PSYTX CRISIS EA ADD 16-45 MIN $113.50 $227.00 50% Oct 8, 2025
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North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC HC LIC PSYTX FAMILY W/O PT FAC 50 MIN $157.50 $315.00 50% Oct 21, 2025
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North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC HC FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY W/O PT 50 MIN $166.50 $333.00 50% Oct 8, 2025
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North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC HC LIC PSYTX FAMILY W/O PT FAC 50 MIN $166.50 $333.00 50% Oct 8, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $107.50, median $157.50, highest $166.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $157.50 — 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.