Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90847 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Family therapy with the patient, 50 minutes in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH — inpatient

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Family therapy with the patient, 50 minutes as an inpatient: from $129.15 to $262.50, with a median of $181.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 90847, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$129.15Boston Medical Center
Median$181.00half pay less
Highest$262.50in this market
Difference2.0×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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $129.15Highest $262.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA HC Family Psychotherapy W/Patient Present 50 Mins $129.15 $287.00 55%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA Family Psychotherapy W/Patient Present 50 Mins $132.00 $132.00
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Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA Hosp Family Psychotherapy W Phys $163.10 $233.00 30%
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Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Family Psychotherapy W/ Pt 50 Mins $181.00 $181.00
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Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA Hosp Family Psychotherapy W Phys $191.10 $273.00 30%
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Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Family Psychotherapy W/Patient Present 50 Mins $208.01 $462.25 55%
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Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA Hosp Family Psychotherapy W Phys $262.50 $375.00 30%
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Inpatient: lowest $129.15, median $181.00, highest $262.50 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $181.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.