Psychotherapy session cost in New York, NY

Prices at 8 hospitals in New York, NY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $374 — 62% above the US median ($231), roughly 2.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $213 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $218 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $222 ★ 2/5 144 min —
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $262 $723 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY $486 — ★ 4/5 248 min —
Mount Sinai West New York, NY $486 $128 ★ 4/5 272 min —
Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY $486 $128 — — —
Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY $486 $128 ★ 3/5 239 min —

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)
$739
Cash / self-pay
$374
Insurer-negotiated
$213
Medicare pays
$140
$190$486
Median cash $374  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $374 — 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 $739 list price could save about $365 (49%).

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Doctors who perform this in New York

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
Robert Dobrenski, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalNew York, NY3,550
Robert Dobrenski, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalNew York, NY3,346
Eeva Mikkola, M.D.PsychiatryNew York, NY3,020
Jared Jerome, PH.DPsychologist, ClinicalNew York, NY2,335
Sara Glass, PHD, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerNew York, NY2,167
Ewelina TurlikNurse PractitionerNew York, NY2,154
Marc Tallent, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalNew York, NY1,587
Henry PaulPsychiatryNew York, NY1,419
Blair Schwartz, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalNew York, NY1,337
Eva Fogelman, PH.DPsychologist, ClinicalNew York, NY1,336
Joanna Fahey, LCSW-RLicensed Clinical Social WorkerNew York, NY1,304
Matthew Korner, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalNew York, NY1,090

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