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Psychotherapy, 30 minutes in Riverside, CA costs $31 to $318. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area publish a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 30 minutes (CPT 90832). The lowest is $31 at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, the median is $118 and the highest is $318 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario. The most expensive hospital lists 10 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Riverside, CA median of $118 is 35% below the national median of $183 across 332 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $46 to $3,171. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and September 2026. 28 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$31
lowest cash price in Riverside, CA
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital · 63 mi
$86 below the median
$118
median cash price
5 hospitals
10×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/34
hospitals with a cash price
28 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital

Banning · 63 mi · File May 2026

$31
list $157 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$103
list $228 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Loma Linda University Medical Center

Loma Linda · 73 mi · File Sep 2026

$118
list $262 · lowest of 16 lines
4
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center

Moreno Valley · 75 mi · File Mar 2026

$186
list $186 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario

Fontana · 81 mi · File Apr 2026

$318
list $612
6
Providence St Mary Medical Center

Apple Valley · 57 mi · File Apr 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90832. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 90832, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About psychotherapy, 30 minutes

CPT 90832 is a 30-minute individual psychotherapy session (16 to 37 minutes under the billing rules) with a psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed therapist or social worker. It is the shortest standard therapy session, often used for brief follow-ups or combined with medication management.

What the price covers

The session itself. When a hospital lists this code, it is the price at a hospital-owned behavioral health clinic, which may include a facility fee. Medication management by a psychiatrist in the same visit is a separate code.

Session lengths

  • 90832: 30 minutes (this page)
  • 90834: 45 minutes
  • 90837: 60 minutes

Most weekly therapy is billed as 90834 or 90837.

Why prices vary

Hospital-based therapy is usually more expensive than private practice because of facility fees. Many therapists in private practice offer sliding-scale cash rates that undercut hospital prices substantially; community mental health centers charge by income.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 90832, and is there a facility fee?
  • Is a sliding scale available?
  • Will medication management be billed separately?

Hospitals in Riverside, CA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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