Family therapy session cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 16 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $251 — 10% above the US median ($228), roughly 2.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $95 $195 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $95 $195 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $118 $220 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $140 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $240 $229 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $251 $113 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $251 $113 222 min 15.5%
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $253 $137 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $280 $175 ★ 1/5 167 min 15.1%
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $283 $219 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $298 $338 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $342 $390
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $342 $390

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$358
Cash / self-pay
$251
Insurer-negotiated
$195
Medicare pays
$110
$99$333
Median cash $251  ·  Medicare $110  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $251 — about 2.3× the Medicare rate ($110). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($219).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $358 list price could save about $107 (30%).

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Doctors who perform this in Chicago

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Lauren Dowden, MSW, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerChicago, IL67
Kaitlyn Lucca, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerChicago, IL61
Darby Morhardt, MSW, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerChicago, IL34
Eric Larson, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalChicago, IL18

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