Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Outpatient

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes: from $271.70 to $355.55, with a median of $271.70. The lowest listed price is at St Peters Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90837, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$271.70St Peters Hospital
Median$271.70half pay less
Highest$355.55in this market
Difference1.3×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 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.

median
Lowest $271.70Highest $355.55

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Peters Hospital lowest Albany, NY HC Psychotherapy Patient 60 Minutes Alcohol Rehabilitation (Sparc) $271.70 $418.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Psychotherapy Patient 60 Minutes Drug Rehabilitation (Sparc) $271.70 $418.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 60 Minutes $271.70 $418.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY PR Psychotherapy Patient 60 Minutes $336.00 $336.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Psychotherapy Patient Individual Therapy 60 Minutes $355.55 $547.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $271.70, median $271.70, highest $355.55 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $271.70. 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 60 minutes (53 minutes or more). It is used when a longer session is needed for talk therapy, such as for trauma or complex issues.

What the price covers

The price covers the therapy time. A first evaluation (90791) and any facility fee in a hospital clinic are billed separately.