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Psychotherapy, 45 minutes in Los Angeles, CA costs $2 to $795. Here's every hospital's price.

19 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area publish a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 19 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 45 minutes (CPT 90834). The lowest is $2 at Saint John's Health Center, the median is $227 and the highest is $795 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 378 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $227 is 8% above the national median of $210 across 327 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

24 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $67 to $866. 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 November 2025 and September 2026. 73 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.

$2
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Saint John's Health Center · 18 mi
$225 below the median
$227
median cash price
19 hospitals
378×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
19/100
hospitals with a cash price
73 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Saint John's Health Center

Santa Monica · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

$2
list $6 · lowest of 45 lines
2
UCI Health-Orange

Orange · 28 mi · File Apr 2026

$48
list $120 · lowest of 4 lines
3
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$130
list $163 · lowest of 9 lines
4
Providence Mission Hospital

Mission Viejo · 48 mi · File Apr 2026

$213
list $443 · lowest of 70 lines
5
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$213
list $444 · lowest of 50 lines
6
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $849
7
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $1,062
8
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $1,062
9
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $1,062
10
Sherman Oaks Hospital

Sherman Oaks · 16 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $658 · lowest of 2 lines
11
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Sun Valley · 15 mi · File Nov 2025

$281
list $281 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$318
list $612 · lowest of 4 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90834. 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 90834, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About psychotherapy, 45 minutes

CPT 90834 is a 45-minute individual psychotherapy session (38 to 52 minutes), the standard weekly therapy appointment. It is billed by psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed counselors and clinical social workers alike; the price does not indicate which.

What the price covers

The session only. At a hospital-owned clinic a facility fee may be added. Psychiatric medication management is a separate code when done in the same visit.

Why prices vary

Hospital-owned behavioral health clinics list higher prices than private practices, largely because of facility fees. Private therapists commonly charge $100 to $250 cash per session, often with sliding scales; community mental health centers charge according to income. Telehealth sessions are often priced lower.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 90834, and does it include any facility fee?
  • Is there a sliding scale or package rate for weekly sessions?
  • Is telehealth offered at a lower price?

Hospitals in Los Angeles, 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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