Therapy session, 45 min cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $82.20 to $1,186.00, with a median of $150.00. The lowest price is at Baptist Medical Center South (Montgomery). The highest price is 14.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $150.00, is 30% below the US median of $212.90.
- That is 0.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Alabama ranks 10th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 13 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 90834. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$82.20Baptist Medical Center South
Median$150.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,186.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$67.80vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center South lowest Montgomery · Montgomery, AL IND PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN | $82.20 | $137.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $131.48 | $173.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT AND/ FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $139.75 | $325.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT AND/ FAMILY 45 MINUTES | $139.75 | $325.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL INDIVID. THERAPY 45 MINS. | $150.00 | $150.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL INDIVID. THERAPY 45 MINS. | $150.00 | $150.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL INDIVID. THERAPY 45 MINS. | $150.00 | $150.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL PSY LTA ADOLESCENT INDIV THPY 45 MIN | $157.30 | $286.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 45 Minutes | $158.00 | $375.12 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL PSY-INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 45 MINS | $327.00 | $327.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL PSY-INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 45 MINS | $327.00 | $327.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL PSY-INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 45 MINS | $327.00 | $327.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Psy Tx 45Min Pt | $1,186.00 | $1,186.00 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $327.00 | $327.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $157.30 | $157.30 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $131.48 | $131.48 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $1,186.00 | $1,186.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $327.00 | $327.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $158.00 | $158.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $139.75 | $139.75 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $82.20 | $82.20 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $139.75 | $139.75 |
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, 45 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Therapy session, 45 min explained.
Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in other states
- Alaska$172.38
- Arizona$181.82
- Arkansas$154.24
- California$318.24
- Colorado$279.54
- Connecticut$262.81
- Delaware$379.78, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$298.76, 2 hospitals
- Florida$390.12
- Georgia$389.22
- Idaho$154.63
- Illinois$191.58
- Indiana$141.00
- Iowa$234.75
- Kansas$166.37
- Kentucky$180.05
- Louisiana$108.96
- Maine$174.24
- Maryland$230.42
- Massachusetts$250.50
- Michigan$213.35
- Minnesota$151.09
- Mississippi$139.75
- Missouri$191.10
- Montana$143.38
- Nebraska$207.00
- Nevada$322.00
- New Hampshire$906.50
- New Jersey$177.84
- New Mexico$158.70
- New York$261.67
- North Carolina$112.00
- North Dakota$258.40
- Ohio$267.00
- Oklahoma$276.42
- Oregon$195.82
- Pennsylvania$255.96
- Rhode Island$169.00
- South Carolina$212.55
- South Dakota$294.40
- Tennessee$95.58
- Texas$274.50
- Utah$548.05
- Vermont$139.38
- Virginia$207.00
- Washington$181.83
- West Virginia$138.00
- Wisconsin$141.55
- Wyoming$255.15
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.