Family therapy session cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for family therapy with the patient, 50 minutes: from $129.15 to $1,095.25, with a median of $428.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $298.85 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $260.05 at 18 hospitals.
- The median here, $428.00, is 89% above the US median of $226.10.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- 12 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 14 cities for code 90847, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Family Psychotherapy W/Patient Present 50 Mins File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $129.15 | $287.00 | $30.90–$512.54 | 55% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 Family Psychotherapy W/Patient Present 50 Mins File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $132.00 | $132.00 | $13.01–$297.70 | — |
| Northeast Hospital Beverly, MA · (978) 922-3000 HC FAMILY PSYCH THER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $142.00 | $142.00 | — | — |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 Hosp Family Psychotherapy W Phys File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $163.10 | $233.00 | $30.15–$233.00 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Family Psychotherapy W/ Pt 50 Mins File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $181.00 | $181.00 | $13.01–$400.00 | — |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 Hosp Family Psychotherapy W Phys File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.10 | $273.00 | $35.12–$399.22 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Family Psychotherapy W/Patient Present 50 Mins File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $208.01 | $462.25 | $44.60–$475.07 | 55% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 FAMILY PSYTX W/PT 50 MIN File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $211.50 | $282.00 | $180.48–$282.00 | 25% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 PSY TX; FAMILY W/PT 50 MIN File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $257.60 | $368.00 | $136.16–$264.68 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 Hosp Family Psychotherapy W Phys File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $262.50 | $375.00 | $46.33–$530.75 | 30% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC FAMILY PSYCH THER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $428.00 | $428.00 | — | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC FAMILY PSYCH THER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $435.00 | $435.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC FAMILY PSYCH THER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $469.00 | $469.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC FAMILY PSYCH THER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $470.00 | $470.00 | — | — |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, NH · (603) 332-5211 FAM W PT 50 MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $806.00 | $806.00 | $66.41–$486.02 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 FAM W PT 50 MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.00 | $1,073.00 | $44.21–$1,019.35 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 FAM W PT 50 MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.00 | $1,073.00 | $44.21–$1,019.35 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 FAM W PT 50 MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,073.00 | $1,073.00 | $44.21–$1,019.35 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 FAM W PT 50 MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,095.25 | $1,095.25 | $33.84–$1,040.49 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 FAM W PT 50 MIN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,095.25 | $1,095.25 | $33.84–$1,040.49 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $129.15, median $428.00, highest $1,095.25 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $211.50. 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 8 of 14 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.
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