Psychotherapy session cost in Baltimore, MD

Prices at 8 hospitals in Baltimore, MD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $383 — 65% above the US median ($231), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $218 $222 ★ 4/5 212 min —
University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus Baltimore, MD $228 — ★ 3/5 243 min —
Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore, MD $280 — — — —
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $305 — ★ 3/5 309 min —
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $461 $470 ★ 5/5 218 min —
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD $474 $484 ★ 3/5 247 min —
Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD $500 $164 — — —
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD $917 — — — —

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 October 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)
$390
Cash / self-pay
$383
Insurer-negotiated
$346
Medicare pays
$140
$225$625
Median cash $383  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $383 — about 2.7× the Medicare rate ($140). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $390 list price could save about $8 (2%).

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Doctors who perform this in Baltimore

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
Walter TollerNurse PractitionerBaltimore, MD1,005
Abena Adoko Sando, MSW, LCSW-CLicensed Clinical Social WorkerBaltimore, MD963
Mercy Fadoju, C.R.N.P.Nurse PractitionerBaltimore, MD892
Barbara Prince, LCSW-CLicensed Clinical Social WorkerBaltimore, MD882
Kenya Countee-Johnson, PMHNPNurse PractitionerBaltimore, MD784
Shoshana Lewin, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalBaltimore, MD712
Paul Giggey, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalBaltimore, MD597
Robert Benedek, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalBaltimore, MD592
Robert Cohen, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalBaltimore, MD581
Janet Cook, LCSW-CLicensed Clinical Social WorkerBaltimore, MD553
Melissa Powell, LCSW-CLicensed Clinical Social WorkerBaltimore, MD512
Nadia Womack, B.A.Licensed Professional CounselorBaltimore, MD504

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