Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in Seattle, WA costs $68 to $376. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $68 at Virginia Mason Medical Center, the median is $284 and the highest is $376 at Swedish Issaquah. The most expensive hospital lists 5.5 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Seattle, WA median of $284 is 19% above the national median of $239 across 326 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4 to $1,253. 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 April 2026. 21 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 onlySeattle · 24 mi · File Jan 2026
Everett · 39 mi · File Apr 2026
Seattle · 24 mi · File Apr 2026
Issaquah · 9 mi · File Apr 2026
Bellevue · 19 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 Seattle, WA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Cascade Valley Hospitalcode not in file
- Evergreenhealth Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Evergreenhealth MonroeWebsite blocks automated reading
- Harborview Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Highline Medical Centercode not in file
- Kaiser Permanente Central HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Mary Bridge Children's HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Multicare Auburn Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Multicare Covington Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Multicare Good Samaritan HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Seattle Children's HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Snoqualmie Valley HospitalNo website on record
- St Anthony Hospitalcode not in file
- St Clare Hospitalcode not in file
- St Elizabeth Hospitalcode not in file
- St Francis Community Hospitalcode not in file
- St Joseph Medical Centercode not in file
- Swedish Edmonds HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Swedish Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of Washington Medical CtrWebsite blocks automated reading