Psychotherapy session cost in Dayton, OH

Prices at 3 hospitals in Dayton, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $233 — about the US median ($230), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $175 $212
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $233 ★ 4/5 135 min 15.1%
Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH $523 $187 ★ 3/5 161 min 16.0%

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 June 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)
$523
Cash / self-pay
$233
Insurer-negotiated
$199
Medicare pays
$140
$187$465
Median cash $233  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $233 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $523 list price could save about $290 (55%).

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