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Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in Chicago, IL-IN costs $59 to $556. Here's every hospital's price.

19 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 19 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $59 at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, the median is $184 and the highest is $556 at Northwestern Medicine Mchenry. The most expensive hospital lists 9.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $184 is 23% below the national median of $239 across 326 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

26 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $29 to $8,500. 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 2025 and August 2026. 53 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.

$59
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · 40 mi
$125 below the median
$184
median cash price
19 hospitals
9.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
19/82
hospitals with a cash price
53 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Jun 2026

$59
list $244
2
Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital

Evanston · 23 mi · Older file Jan 2025

$92
list $141 · lowest of 12 lines
3
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$123
list $411 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Larabida Childrens Hospital I

Chicago · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$143
list $143 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Aug 2026

$152
list $544
6
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago

Chicago · 16 mi · File Jan 2026

$156
list $473 · lowest of 14 lines
7
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital

Elmhurst · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$160
list $160 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital

Dekalb · 47 mi · File Apr 2026

$160
list $229 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital

Geneva · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$179
list $256 · lowest of 4 lines
10
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center

Evergreen Park · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$184
list $263 · lowest of 13 lines
11
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Chicago · 16 mi · File Nov 2025

$225
list $450 · lowest of 8 lines
12
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

Barrington · 33 mi · File Nov 2025

$240
list $480 · lowest of 6 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90837. 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 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 Chicago, IL-IN 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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