Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in Milwaukee, WI costs $76 to $228. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $76 at Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin, the median is $129 and the highest is $228 at Aurora St Lukes Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 3.0 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Milwaukee, WI median of $129 is 43% below the national median of $227 across 841 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $97 to $508. 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 March 2026. 12 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 onlyMilwaukee · 12 mi · File Mar 2026
Milwaukee · 10 mi · File Jan 2026
Milwaukee · 7 mi · File Nov 2025
Franklin · 6 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 Milwaukee, WI without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Ascension Wisconsin Hosp Menomonee Falls CampusFile found, not read yet
- Aurora Medical Centercode not in file
- Aurora Medical Center - Summitcode not in file
- Aurora Medical Ctr Washington Countycode not in file
- Community Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Froedtert Community HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Froedtert Memorial Lutheran HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Oconomowoc Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsincode not in file
- St Josephs Community Hospital West BendWebsite blocks automated reading
- Waukesha Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- West Allis Memorial Hospitalcode not in file