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Family Therapy Session (With Patient Present)

California rates for HCPCS 90847

A counseling session that includes both the patient and family members, aimed at addressing how the patient's condition affects and is affected by the family, with the patient actively taking part in the conversation. The therapist works with the family as a group to improve communication and support the patient's treatment. It differs from individual therapy in that the focus and format include multiple family members in the room together.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Family Therapy Session (With Patient Present) cost?

$105

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $105 from a physician practice, and about $145 from a hospital or other facility.

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 15 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$105$89.13 to $129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$115 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $78 to $324Professionalmedian $105 · 10th to 90th $76 to $214
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $145professional $105

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$616.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$177.83
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$316.23
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$134.90
HealthNet
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$181.97
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$131.83
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$173.78
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$123.03
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$186.21
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$128.82
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
U5 · State-defined
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$131.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 1.7 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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.

California· 11th of 51

$105

AK $132OH $75.86

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.