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Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in Los Angeles, CA costs $2 to $908. Here's every hospital's price.

20 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 20 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $2 at Saint John's Health Center, the median is $255 and the highest is $908 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 432 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $255 is 7% above the national median of $239 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

25 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $38 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 July 2024 and September 2026. 71 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
$253 below the median
$255
median cash price
20 hospitals
432×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
20/100
hospitals with a cash price
71 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

$70
list $176 · lowest of 2 lines
3
L A Downtown Medical Center

Los Angeles · 5 mi · Older file Jul 2024

$180
list $180
4
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$191
list $239 · lowest of 9 lines
5
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center

Garden Grove · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $578
6
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $578
7
Huntington Beach Hospital

Huntington Beach · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $578
8
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital

La Palma · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $578
9
Sherman Oaks Hospital

Sherman Oaks · 16 mi · File Sep 2026

$227
list $912
10
Providence St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$255
list $531 · lowest of 50 lines
11
Providence Mission Hospital

Mission Viejo · 48 mi · File Apr 2026

$281
list $585 · lowest of 60 lines
12
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$342
list $658 · lowest of 4 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 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.

Questions people ask