Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Columbus, OH — inpatient

In Columbus, OH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $200.70 to $459.00, with a median of $364.00. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 90837, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$200.70Nationwide Children's Hospital
Median$364.00half pay less
Highest$459.00in this market
Difference2.3×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 Columbus, OH.

median
Lowest $200.70Highest $459.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Nationwide Children's Hospital lowest Columbus, OH PSYCHOTHERAPY 53+ MIN, W/PATIENT (90837) $200.70 $223.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Berger Hospital Circleville, OH Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 60 Min $287.95 $443.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 60 Min $364.00 $560.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 60 Min $364.00 $560.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 60 Min $364.00 $560.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 60 Min $364.00 $560.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 60 Min $364.00 $560.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH Hc Psychotherapy W Pt 60 Min $364.00 $560.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH PSYCHOTHERAPY, 53+ MIN W/ PATIENT $459.00 $510.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $200.70, median $364.00, highest $459.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $364.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.