Psychotherapy session cost in New Jersey

Prices at 38 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $205 — 11% below the US median ($230), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Camden, NJ $53 ★ 2/5 161 min 15.4%
Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willingboro, NJ $53 ★ 3/5 181 min 14.8%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $102 $349 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $102 $349 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $108 $305 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $113 $304 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $113 $325 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $115 $321 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $116 $232 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $116 $232 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $119 $322 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $119 $322 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Saint Barnabas Behavioral Health Center Toms River, NJ $155 $176
Children's Specialized Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $173 $248
Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ $176 $578 ★ 4/5 169 min 14.7%
Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ $200 $511 ★ 4/5 232 min 16.3%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $205 $206 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $205 $212 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Montclair, NJ $207 $414 ★ 4/5 234 min 15.1%
Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ $208 $326 ★ 5/5 226 min 13.5%
Centrastate Medical Center Freehold, NJ $208 $176 ★ 4/5 219 min 15.8%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $209 $210 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $211 $353 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%
Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ $214 $325 ★ 5/5 240 min 13.6%
Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ $214 $327 ★ 5/5 192 min 13.9%

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)
$543
Cash / self-pay
$205
Insurer-negotiated
$295
Medicare pays
$140
$104$608
Median cash $205  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $205 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $543 list price could save about $338 (62%).

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