Therapy session, 60 min cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy session, 60 minutes: from $256.76 to $275.00, with a median of $265.88. The lowest listed price is at Baton Rouge General Medical Center — $9.12 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $157.33 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90837, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center lowest Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 PSYTX W PT 60 MINUTES | $256.76 | $366.80 | $157.00–$282.44 | 30% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center lowest Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 PSYCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN IOP | $256.76 | $366.80 | $165.33–$282.44 | 30% | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center lowest Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 PSYCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN PHP | $256.76 | $366.80 | $165.33–$300.00 | 30% | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 60 MIN | $275.00 | $275.00 | $159.12–$275.00 | — | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 INDIVIDUAL THERAPY 60 MIN | $344.00 | $344.00 | $159.12–$344.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $256.76, median $265.88, highest $275.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $300.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.