Therapy session, 30 min cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 30 minutes: from $438.00 to $442.96, with a median of $442.96. The lowest listed price is at Novato Community Hospital and 8 other hospitals — $4.96 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $318.24 at 117 hospitals.
- The median here, $442.96, is 163% above the US median of $168.38.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 14 cities for code 90832, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$438.00Novato Community Hospital + 8 more
Median$442.96half of hospitals charge less
Highest$442.96in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
median
Lowest $438.00Highest $442.96
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novato Community Hospital lowest Novato, CA · (415) 209-1300 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp lowest Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus lowest Berkeley, CA · (510) 204-4444 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center lowest Burlingame, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 655-4000 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| Mills Health Center lowest San Mateo, CA · (650) 696-5400 HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY PT 30MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $438.00 | $438.00 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 30 MINUTES File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $442.96 | $791.00 | — | 44% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $438.00, median $442.96, highest $442.96.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $442.96. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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