Psychotherapy session cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 61 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $245 — 6% above the US median ($231), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Vincent Hospital Erie, PA $60 $106 ★ 4/5 219 min —
Jefferson Hospital Jefferson Hills, PA $63 $111 ★ 4/5 170 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $65 $147 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $65 $147 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA $73 $111 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA $73 $111 ★ 3/5 261 min —
Grove City Medical Center Grove City, PA $76 $111 ★ 4/5 150 min —
Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona, PA $80 $126 ★ 4/5 203 min —
Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $80 $126 ★ 3/5 274 min —
Ahn Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA $86 $142 ★ 5/5 184 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $87 $183 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $87 $183 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $87 $183 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $87 $183 — 126 min —
Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA $88 $104 ★ 5/5 290 min —
West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $90 $111 ★ 3/5 208 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $112 $387 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $129 $164 ★ 2/5 136 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $174 $182 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA $175 $151 ★ 4/5 280 min —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $179 $659 — — —
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA $180 $176 ★ 2/5 163 min —
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA $180 $81 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $181 $191 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $188 $172 ★ 3/5 268 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)
$516
Cash / self-pay
$245
Insurer-negotiated
$179
Medicare pays
$140
$75$564
Median cash $245  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $245 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($140). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($281).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $516 list price could save about $271 (52%).

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