Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in San Diego, CA costs $830. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $830 at Grossmont Hospital, the median is $830 and the highest is $830 at Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr.
The San Diego, CA median of $830 is 247% above the national median of $239 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $13,972. 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 April 2026. 13 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 onlyLa Mesa · 22 mi · File Apr 2026
Chula Vista · 31 mi · File Apr 2026
Coronado · 32 mi · File Apr 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 San Diego, CA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoNo price file found
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San MarcosNo website on record
- Palomar Health Downtown CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Palomar Medical Center PowayWebsite blocks automated reading
- Paradise Valley Hospitalcode not in file
- Rady Children's Hospital - San DiegoFile in an unsupported format
- Scripps Green HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasFile found, not read yet
- Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaFile found, not read yet
- Scripps Mercy HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Sharp Memorial HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Tri-City Medical Centercode not in file
- UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med CtrNo price file found