Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in Pittsburgh, PA costs $45 to $254. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $45 at Heritage Valley Beaver, the median is $45 and the highest is $254 at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside. The most expensive hospital lists 5.6 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Pittsburgh, PA median of $45 is 81% below the national median of $239 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $51 to $1,719. 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 February 2026 and March 2026. 26 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 onlyBeaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026
Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 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 Pittsburgh, PA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Acmh Hospitalcode not in file
- Advanced Surgical Hospitalcode not in file
- Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ahn Wexford HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny General HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny Valley HospitalFile could not be read
- Canonsburg General HospitalFile could not be read
- Children's Home of Pittsburghcode not in file
- Excela Health - Frick HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Latrobe HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Forbes HospitalFile could not be read
- Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jefferson HospitalFile could not be read
- Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health Systemcode not in file
- St Clair HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Uniontown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburghcode not in file
- UPMC Eastcode not in file
- UPMC Jamesoncode not in file
- UPMC Mckeesport Hospitalcode not in file
- UPMC Mercycode not in file
- UPMC Passavantcode not in file
- UPMC St Margaretcode not in file
- Washington Hospital, TheFile found, not read yet
- West Penn HospitalFile could not be read