Family therapy session cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for family therapy with the patient, 50 minutes: from $225.00 to $277.83, with a median of $251.42. The lowest listed price is at St Helena Parish Hospital — $26.42 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $132.03 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90847, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helena Parish Hospital lowest Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 FAMILY THERAPY W/PATIENT | $225.00 | $225.00 | $105.83–$225.00 | — | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 FAMILY PSYTX W/PT 50 MIN | $277.83 | $396.90 | $120.18–$305.61 | 30% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 FAMILY THERAPY WITH PT IOP | $277.83 | $396.90 | $165.33–$305.61 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $225.00, median $251.42, highest $277.83 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $277.83. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Family psychotherapy with the patient present is a session of about 50 minutes where the therapist works with the patient and family members together. It is used when family relationships affect the patient's mental health.
What the price covers
The price covers the joint session. Individual sessions are billed separately.