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Cash prices San Francisco, CA Outpatient

Therapy session cost in San Francisco, CA without insurance

In the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA area, the median cash price for Therapy session, 60 min is $403.20 across 18 hospitals. The lowest, $403.20, is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch (Antioch) and 9 other hospitals. The US median is $250.90.

Therapy sessions are priced by type and length: an intake evaluation (90791), individual sessions of about 30, 45 or 60 minutes (90832, 90834, 90837), family and group sessions, and psychological testing. The biggest price factors are session length and setting, since a hospital-based clinic may add a facility fee. In a mental health crisis, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24 hours a day.

Collected Nov 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Therapy session prices in San Francisco, CA by type

Individual codes are based on time with the clinician: 90832 is 16 to 37 minutes, 90834 is 38 to 52 and 90837 is 53 or more, so check how long your sessions actually run. The state table uses 90837, the 60-minute session, and group therapy (90853) is priced per person per session.

ProcedureHospitalsLowestMedianUS median
Psychiatric evaluation Mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services · code 90791 21 $597.00 $597.00 $257.70
Therapy session, 30 min Psychotherapy session, 30 minutes · code 90832 19 $438.00 $442.96 $168.90
Therapy session, 45 min Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes · code 90834 19 $582.40 $582.40 $212.55
Therapy session, 60 min Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes · code 90837 18 $403.20 $403.20 $250.90
Family therapy, no patient Family therapy without the patient, 50 minutes · code 90846 19 $476.00 $476.00 $210.44
Family therapy session Family therapy with the patient, 50 minutes · code 90847 19 $593.60 $593.60 $225.80
Group therapy session Group psychotherapy session · code 90853 19 $286.00 $532.00 $149.40
Psychological testing, 1st hour Psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour · code 96130 12 $650.00 $828.80 $310.95
Psychiatric evaluation Psychiatric evaluation with medical services · code 90792 10 $2,178.40 $2,178.40 $274.30
Crisis therapy Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes · code 90839 12 $593.60 $593.60 $254.84
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Outpatient cash prices in San Francisco, CA. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.

Lowest Therapy session, 60 min prices in San Francisco, CA

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask for a Good Faith Estimate: under the No Surprises Act self-pay clients are entitled to one, and it can cover a planned series of sessions for up to 12 months.
  • Ask about sliding-scale fees; community mental health centers, community health centers and university training clinics often set fees by income.
  • Confirm the intake fee (90791) before the first visit, and ask whether a hospital-based clinic adds a facility fee to each session.