Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in Austin, TX costs $160 to $217. Here's every hospital's price.
6 hospitals in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area publish a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $160 at Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis, the median is $217 and the highest is $217 at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin.
The Austin, TX median of $217 is 9% below the national median of $239 across 326 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $40 to $599. 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 January 2026 and June 2026. 10 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyLuling · 40 mi · File Jan 2026
Taylor · 28 mi · File Jun 2026
Round Rock · 22 mi · File Jun 2026
Pflugerville · 14 mi · File Jun 2026
Buda · 16 mi · File Jun 2026
Austin · 11 mi · File Jun 2026
San Marcos · 33 mi · File Jan 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 90837. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 90837, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About psychotherapy, 60 minutes
CPT 90837 is a 60-minute individual psychotherapy session (53 minutes or more). It is used for trauma work, intensive therapy and initial sessions where more time is needed. Some insurers question frequent use of the 60-minute code, which is one reason many practices default to 45 minutes.
What the price covers
The session only. At hospital-owned clinics a facility fee may be added. Medication management is a separate code.
Why prices vary
Hospital-based therapy is generally more expensive than private practice for the same session length. Private-practice cash rates for 60 minutes commonly range from $120 to $300; many therapists offer sliding scales, and community clinics charge by income.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 90837, and is there a facility fee?
- Would 45-minute sessions (90834) meet the same need at a lower price?
- Is a sliding scale available?
Hospitals in Austin, TX without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Ascension Seton Williamsoncode not in file
- Brushy Creek Family Hospital LLCNo website on record
- Dell Children's Medical CenterNo website on record
- Dell Seton Med Center at the University of TxFile found, not read yet
- North Austin Medical CenterNo price file found
- Round Rock Medical CenterNo price file found
- St David's Medical CenterNo price file found
- St David's South Austin Medical CenterNo price file found
- Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin CampusNo website on record
- The Hospital at Westlake Medical CenterNo price file found