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Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in New York, NY-NJ costs $176 to $636. Here's every hospital's price.

37 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 37 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $176 at Newton Medical Center, the median is $229 and the highest is $636 at Putnam Hospital Center. The most expensive hospital lists 3.6 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $229 is in line with the national median of $230 across 896 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

45 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $12 to $4,255. 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 September 2026. 65 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.

$176
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Newton Medical Center · 54 mi
$53 below the median
$229
median cash price
37 hospitals
3.6×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
37/110
hospitals with a cash price
65 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$176
list $1,132 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$181
list $366 · lowest of 5 lines
3
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$181
list $365 · lowest of 11 lines
4
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$181
list $365 · lowest of 11 lines
5
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$181
list $366 · lowest of 14 lines
6
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$190
list $895 · lowest of 6 lines
7
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$190
list $895 · lowest of 6 lines
8
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$190
list $895 · lowest of 8 lines
9
South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$190
list $895 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Metropolitan Hospital Center

New York · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$190
list $895 · lowest of 8 lines
11
Harlem Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$190
list $895 · lowest of 8 lines
12
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$205
list $766 · lowest of 3 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 New York, NY-NJ 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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