Psychotherapy session cost in Washington

Prices at 24 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $241 — 4% above the US median ($231), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $54 $28 ★ 2/5 122 min —
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $90 $142 ★ 5/5 206 min —
Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles, WA $108 $170 ★ 3/5 251 min —
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $111 $118 ★ 3/5 112 min —
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $148 $163 — 150 min —
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $154 $216 ★ 4/5 204 min —
Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital Tacoma, WA $158 $523 — — —
Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle, WA $175 — — — —
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $181 $181 ★ 3/5 143 min —
Dayton General Hospital Dayton, WA $218 $222 — 105 min —
Peacehealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA $241 $211 ★ 3/5 275 min —
Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth, WA $273 $226 — — —
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $284 $441 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $309 $538 ★ 2/5 217 min —
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $309 $538 ★ 2/5 133 min —
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $309 $523 ★ 2/5 208 min —
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $309 $416 ★ 3/5 140 min —
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $309 $538 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $309 $596 — — —
Lourdes Medical Center Pasco, WA $411 $97 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Lourdes Counseling Center Richland, WA $411 $97 — — —

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)
$372
Cash / self-pay
$241
Insurer-negotiated
$222
Medicare pays
$140
$108$309
Median cash $241  ·  Medicare $140  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $241 — 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 $372 list price could save about $130 (35%).

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