Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Northwestern Memorial Hospital  ยท  Psychotherapy, 45 minutes

Psychotherapy, 45 minutes at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

๐Ÿ“ Chicago, IL 5/5 CMS rating CPT 90834
Cash-pay price
$134 to $144
Northwestern Memorial Hospital is significantly cheaper than median (-46%) for psychotherapy, 45 minutes.
Chargemaster (gross): $191 โ€“ $205

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Northwestern Memorial Hospital negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$38 โ€“ $392
Blue Cross Blue Shield$86 โ€“ $392
UnitedHealthcare$113 โ€“ $392
Cigna$45 โ€“ $392
HealthNet$191 โ€“ $392
Humana$78 โ€“ $196

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 2,160 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 82% 69.6% +12pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 80% 68.6% +11pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.6% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 68.6% -2pp
Staff always explained meds 61% 57.6% +3pp
Quiet at night, always 65% 52.2% +13pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Northwestern Memorial Hospital's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 90834, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of psychotherapy, 45 minutes prices, see the Psychotherapy, 45 minutes overview.