Psychotherapy session cost in Nashville, TN

Prices at 3 hospitals in Nashville, TN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $210 — 10% below the US median ($232), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN $189 $123 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.7%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN $210 $138 ★ 5/5 277 min 14.6%
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $222 $410 14.0%

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 July 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)
$352
Cash / self-pay
$210
Insurer-negotiated
$138
Medicare pays
$140
$193$220
Median cash $210  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $210 — 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 $352 list price could save about $142 (40%).

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Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.

Doctors who perform this in Nashville

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
Kathryn Sherrod, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN289
John Verbos, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN272
Thomas Monroe, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN259
Dana Hardy, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN254
Nancy Stott, ED.D.Psychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN247
Sonia Beck, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN236
Maureen Sanger, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN234
Peggy Elam, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN216
Lawrence Gaines, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN213
Landrew SevelPsychologist, ClinicalNashville, TN200
Beni Paul, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerNashville, TN186
Leslie Ratliff, L.C.S.W.Licensed Clinical Social WorkerNashville, TN186

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