Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 45 minutes: from $212.16 to $582.40, with a median of $501.08. The lowest listed price is at NorCal HealthConnect LLC.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC lowest Healdsburg, CA HC PR 90834 PSYTX W PT 45 MIN RHC | $212.16 | $416.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Healdsburg, CA HC PR 90834 PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $344.25 | $675.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN PHP/IOP CDM | $489.60 | $960.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorCal HealthConnect LLC Petaluma, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN IOP CDM | $489.60 | $960.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN IOP CDM | $512.55 | $1,005.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY W PT 45 MIN CDM | $512.55 | $1,005.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC PSYTX W PT 45 MIN PHP/IOP CDM | $512.55 | $1,005.00 | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 45 MINUTES | $582.40 | $1,040.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $212.16, median $501.08, highest $582.40 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $501.08. 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.