Therapy session, 45 min cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $126.29 to $453.00, with a median of $181.82. The lowest price is at Banner Payson Medical Center (Payson). The highest price is 3.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $181.82, is 15% below the US median of $212.90.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Arizona ranks 21st of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 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 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$126.29Banner Payson Medical Center
Median$181.82half of hospitals charge less
Highest$453.00in Arizona
Lowest saves$55.53vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Payson Medical Center lowest Payson · Payson, AZ PSYCHOTX PT 45MIN | $126.29 | $291.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN | $132.12 | $734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN | $132.12 | $734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC PSYCHOTHERAPY, W/PATIENT 45 MIN | $150.80 | $232.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Psychotherapy, 45 minutes | $157.85 | $451.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN | $176.16 | $734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ PSYCHOTHERAPY 45 MIN | $176.16 | $734.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ PSYCHOTX PT 45MIN | $187.48 | $320.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| College Medical Center - Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PT 45 MIN - SYSTEM | $214.00 | $214.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $217.81 | $410.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ Psychotherapy 45 Min | $294.17 | $588.34 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ PSYTX W PT 45 MINUTES | $390.76 | $388.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 90834 Psychotherapy 45 Mins | $446.40 | $558.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox · Safford, AZ IND THERP 45-50MIN | $453.00 | $755.00 | Jul 29, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 4 | $187.48 | $215.90 |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $132.12 | $154.14 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $294.17 | $294.17 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $157.85 | $157.85 |
| Payson, AZ | 1 | $126.29 | $126.29 |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $453.00 | $453.00 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1 | $446.40 | $446.40 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $150.80 | $150.80 |
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
- Alabama$150.00
- Alaska$172.38
- 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.