Cost of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) programme: An analysis of cost of session, treatment and recovery in selected Primary Care Trusts in the East of England region

► Cost of single session, completed course of treatment and recovery in IAPT were estimated. ► Average high intensity session cost £177 and low intensity session cost £99. ► Average cost of treatment was £877 for all treatment types. ► Cost of recovery per patient was £1766 for all treatment types. ► Current cost estimates are supportive of the original IAPT model on cost-benefit grounds.