Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $198.80 to $582.40, with a median of $217.25. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90834, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA Psychotherapy 45min | $198.80 | $497.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC CD THERAPY 45MIN W/PT | $217.25 | $869.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC CLN-PSYCHOTHERAPY 45MIN W/PT | $217.25 | $869.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC THERAPY 45 MIN W/PT | $217.25 | $869.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC PSY THERAPY 45MIN W/PT | $217.25 | $869.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Psytx 45 Minutes | $383.00 | $766.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $582.40 | $1,040.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $582.40 | $1,040.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $198.80, median $217.25, highest $582.40 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $217.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.