Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90834 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes as an inpatient: from $48.00 to $318.24, with a median of $213.12. The lowest listed price is at Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 90834, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 19, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$48.00Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital
Median$213.12half pay less
Highest$318.24in this market
Difference6.6×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

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Lowest $48.00Highest $318.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital lowest Orange, CA HB PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $48.00 $120.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CA HB PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $88.80 $222.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PT 45 MIN CDM $200.64 $418.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC CRISIS TELEH 90834 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PT 45 MIN CDM $200.64 $418.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC PSYCHOTH IND 45 MIN IOP CD/SA $200.64 $418.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN IOP CDM $200.64 $418.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN PHP/IOP CDM $200.64 $418.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC CD PHP TX IND PT 45MIN $200.64 $418.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN IOP CDM $212.64 $443.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN PHP/IOP CDM $212.64 $443.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC CD PHP TX IND PT 45MIN $212.64 $443.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC CD IOP TX IND PT 45MIN $212.64 $443.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC CRISIS TELEH 90834 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PT 45 MIN CDM $212.64 $443.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PT 45 MIN CDM $212.64 $443.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSYCHOTH IND 45 MIN IOP CD/SA $212.64 $443.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC CD PHP TX IND PT 45MIN $213.12 $444.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC CRISIS TELEH 90834 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PT 45 MIN CDM $213.12 $444.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PT 45 MIN CDM $213.12 $444.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC PSYCHOTH IND 45 MIN IOP CD/SA $213.12 $444.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN IOP CDM $213.12 $444.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PT 45 MIN CDM $250.95 $717.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center Los Angeles, CA Indv Psychotherapy 38 - 52 min $258.13 $258.13
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA INDIV TX NV W/MED 45-50MIN $318.00 $318.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA INDIV THERAPY 45-50 MIN $318.00 $318.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES $318.24 $612.00 48%
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Inpatient: lowest $48.00, median $213.12, highest $318.24 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $213.12 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This is an individual psychotherapy session of about 45 minutes (38 to 52 minutes). It is the most common therapy session length, used for talk therapy for conditions like anxiety and depression.

What the price covers

The price covers the therapy session. A first evaluation (90791) and any facility fee at a hospital-based clinic are billed separately.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90834 ($216.61). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Providence Health System - Southern California Santa Monica, CAHC LA PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY PER MIN $2.10 file