Psychotherapy, 60 minutes in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $152 to $396. Here's every hospital's price.
9 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes (CPT 90837). The lowest is $152 at Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center, the median is $396 and the highest is $396 at Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 2.6 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $396 is 66% above the national median of $239 across 326 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
9 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $129 to $618. 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. 27 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 onlyCulpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026
Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026
Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026
Washington · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026
Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026
Alexandria · 23 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical CtrWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Adventist Healthcare White Oak Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Children's National HospitalNo price file found
- Fauquier Hospitalcode not in file
- Frederick Health HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- George Washington Univ HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Holy Cross Germantown HospitalNo price file found
- Holy Cross HospitalNo price file found
- Jefferson Medical CenterNo website on record
- Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INCcode not in file
- Mary Washington HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Medstar Georgetown University Hospitalcode not in file
- Medstar Montgomery Medical Centercode not in file
- Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Centercode not in file
- Reston Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Sibley Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Spotsylvania Regional Medical CenterNo price file found
- Stafford Hospital, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Stonesprings Hospital CenterNo price file found
- Suburban HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- United Medical CenterNo price file found
- University of MD Capital Region Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University of MD Charles Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Virginia Hospital CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Warren Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading