Psychotherapy session cost in New York

Prices at 87 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $253 — 9% above the US median ($231), roughly 1.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $51 $80 — 95 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $51 $76 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $70 $204 ★ 3/5 132 min —
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $73 $126 — 120 min —
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center Cortland, NY $74 $204 ★ 3/5 182 min —
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $85 $204 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $123 $100 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $124 $220 ★ 1/5 229 min —
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $143 $150 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $161 $192 ★ 3/5 219 min —
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $166 $222 ★ 2/5 190 min —
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $166 $182 — 113 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $175 $175 ★ 1/5 201 min —
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $180 $190 ★ 3/5 210 min —
Slhs Massena, Inc Massena, NY $188 $131 — 116 min —
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY $189 $175 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $190 $217 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $190 $225 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $190 $217 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $190 $212 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $190 $222 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $213 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $190 $222 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $218 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $190 $220 ★ 2/5 245 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)
$414
Cash / self-pay
$253
Insurer-negotiated
$204
Medicare pays
$140
$104$486
Median cash $253  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $253 — about 1.8× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $414 list price could save about $161 (39%).

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