Psychotherapy session cost in Salt Lake City, UT

Prices at 3 hospitals in Salt Lake City, UT, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $242 — 4% above the US median ($232), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Holy Cross Hospital-Salt Lake Salt Lake City, UT $242 $310 ★ 3/5 145 min 14.5%
VA Salt Lake City Healthcare-George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT $242 $310 ★ 4/5 14.0%
St Mark's Hospital Salt Lake City, UT $845 $338 ★ 4/5 108 min 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)
$605
Cash / self-pay
$242
Insurer-negotiated
$310
Medicare pays
$140
$242$725
Median cash $242  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $242 — 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 $605 list price could save about $363 (60%).

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Doctors who perform this in Salt Lake City

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
Brad Lundahl, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalSalt Lake City, UT572
Robert Hill, PHD, ABPPPsychologist, ClinicalSalt Lake City, UT417
Daniel Sternberg, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalSalt Lake City, UT415
Steven Szykula, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalSalt Lake City, UT379
Susan Hollenbeck, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerSalt Lake City, UT371
Ryan Leybas, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerSalt Lake City, UT283
Ruth Manville, MSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerSalt Lake City, UT270
Daniel Furse, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerSalt Lake City, UT197
Steven Szykula, PH.D.Psychologist, ClinicalSalt Lake City, UT192
Susan Hollenbeck, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerSalt Lake City, UT191
William Asper, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerSalt Lake City, UT180
Suzanne Henry, LCSWLicensed Clinical Social WorkerSalt Lake City, UT153

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