SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell General Hospital
LOWELL, MA Hosp Psychotherapy Patient Level 4 |
$163.10 | $233.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes |
$165.60 | $368.00 | 55% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center Brighton
BOSTON, MA HC Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes |
$184.89 | $410.86 | 55% | — file |
|
| Tufts Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Telemed Psytx W Pt 60 Min |
$212.10 | $303.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Tufts Medical Center
BOSTON, MA Hosp Psychotherapy Patient Level 4 |
$212.10 | $303.00 | 30% | — file |
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| MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE
MELROSE, MA Hosp Psychotherapy Patient Level 4 |
$223.30 | $319.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Cambridge Health Alliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 60 Minutes |
$282.00 | $282.00 | — | — file |
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| MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE
MELROSE, MA HC Telemed Psytx W Pt 60 Min |
$319.20 | $456.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Cambridge Health Alliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA HC Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes |
$400.00 | $400.00 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $163.10, median $212.10, highest $400.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $212.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.