Therapy session, 30 min cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy session, 30 minutes: from $22.68 to $369.00, with a median of $85.96. The lowest price is at Lafayette General Medical Center (Lafayette). The highest price is 16.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $85.96, is 49% below the US median of $168.90.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Louisiana ranks 3rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90832. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$22.68Lafayette General Medical Center
Median$85.96half of hospitals charge less
Highest$369.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$63.28vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette General Medical Center lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PHP-PSYTX W/PATIENT, 30 MIN | $22.68 | $108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA PSYCHOTHERAPY 30 MIN | $32.30 | $95.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT, 30 MIN | $37.80 | $90.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC PHP-PSYTX W/PATIENT, 30 MIN | $40.64 | $127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $42.70 | $305.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC IOP-ABU PSYTX W/PATIENT, 30 MIN | $44.22 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA 90832 PSYTX W/PT 30 MIN | $51.00 | $85.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC PHP-PSYTX W/PATIENT, 30 MIN | $54.45 | $121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT, 30 MIN | $63.00 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northlake Behavioral Health System Mandeville · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes W/ Patient And Family Member | $70.00 | $250.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $81.92 | $512.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA PSYCHOTHERAPY 30 MINUTES | $90.00 | $150.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 90832 Psychotherapy, 30 minutes with patient and/or family member | $100.00 | $125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC PHP-PSYTX W/PATIENT, 30 MIN | $102.00 | $510.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 20-30 MIN | $120.00 | $120.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA INDIVIDUAL SESSION 16-37 MIN | $124.52 | $207.53 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Psychotherapy, 30 minutes | $128.80 | $184.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $129.36 | $588.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychotherapy 30 Minutes | $133.11 | $493.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA IND PSYCHOTHERAPY 20-30 MIN. | $140.40 | $351.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Psychotherapy, 30 minutes | $145.60 | $224.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY 20-30 MINUTES | $150.00 | $150.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA PSYTX W PT 30 MINUTES | $161.46 | $174.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA PSYTX W PT 30 MINUTES | $196.04 | $280.05 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Psychotherapy, 30 min | $213.60 | $356.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA IND PSYCHOTHERAPY 20-30 MIN. | $369.00 | $369.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $32.48 | $43.46 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $40.64 | $120.00 |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $22.68 | $54.45 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $37.80 | $125.70 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $145.60 | $153.53 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $140.40 | $254.70 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $32.48 | $51.24 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $32.30 | $32.30 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $128.80 | $128.80 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What therapy session, 30 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Therapy session, 30 min explained.
Psychotherapy session, 30 minutes in other states
- Alabama$108.00
- Alaska$158.00
- Arizona$155.28
- Arkansas$134.96
- California$318.24
- Colorado$213.27
- Connecticut$189.86
- District of Columbia$254.80, 2 hospitals
- Florida$367.50
- Georgia$308.10
- Idaho$121.60
- Illinois$189.00
- Indiana$98.35
- Iowa$171.99
- Kansas$152.65
- Kentucky$122.00
- Maine$134.50
- Maryland$161.62
- Massachusetts$250.00
- Michigan$192.10
- Minnesota$114.18
- Mississippi$97.72
- Missouri$162.60
- Montana$112.06
- Nebraska$159.01
- Nevada$304.00
- New Hampshire$337.00
- New Jersey$177.99
- New Mexico$138.43
- New York$198.00
- North Carolina$85.00
- North Dakota$188.00
- Ohio$189.25
- Oklahoma$216.60
- Oregon$130.65
- Pennsylvania$246.01
- Rhode Island$143.00
- South Carolina$154.78
- South Dakota$304.00
- Tennessee$66.70
- Texas$189.14
- Utah$557.44
- Vermont$113.00
- Virginia$150.50
- Washington$137.73
- West Virginia$100.25
- Wisconsin$106.40
- Wyoming$118.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.