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Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in San Jose, CA costs $237 to $403. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, 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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $237 at El Camino Health, the median is $279 and the highest is $403 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose.

The San Jose, CA median of $279 is 21% above the national median of $231 across 895 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $171 to $632. 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 March 2026 and April 2026. 3 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.

$237
lowest cash price in San Jose, CA
El Camino Health · 50 mi
$42 below the median
$279
median cash price
4 hospitals
1.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/8
hospitals with a cash price
3 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
El Camino Health

Mountain View · 50 mi · File Apr 2026

$237
list $949 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Stanford Health Care

Stanford · 56 mi · File Apr 2026

$279
list $697 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-Santa Clara

Santa Clara · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$403
list $720 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital-San Jose

San Jose · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$403
list $720 · lowest of 7 lines
5
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford

Palo Alto · 57 mi · File Mar 2026

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list $632
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 San Jose, CA 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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