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Psychotherapy, 45 Minutes

New York rates for HCPCS 90834

An individual talk-therapy session lasting roughly 45 minutes, the most common length for a standard therapy appointment. The therapist and patient work one-on-one on the patient's mental health concerns, whether that's anxiety, depression, relationship issues, or other challenges. It falls between the shorter and longer standard session options.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Psychotherapy, 45 Minutes cost?

$95.50

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $95.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $93.33 from a physician practice, and about $107 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$93.33$79.43 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107$93.33 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107 · 10th to 90th $79 to $186Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $66 to $141
$1$10$100$1Kfacility $107professional $93

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$141.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$190.55
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.10
Median
$0.10
Typical High
$75.86
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$213.80
Fidelis
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$407.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$120.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$213.80
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$436.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$194.98
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$112.20
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$213.80

Where New York sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 13th of 51

$95.50

MN $107AZ $85.11

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.