Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Outpatient

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes: from $154.17 to $316.00, with a median of $154.17. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health.

Cash prices at 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$154.17Harris Health
Median$154.17half pay less
Highest$316.00in this market
Difference2.0×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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.

median
Lowest $154.17Highest $316.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Harris Health lowest Houston, TX ECHG PSY - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG CLINICAL CASE MANAGE PROC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Taub Loop Houston, TX ECHG PSY - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG CLINICAL CASE MANAGE PROC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Harris Health Houston, TX ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $154.17 $234.00 34%
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Hsa St. Joseph LLC Houston, TX PSYTX W PT 60 MINUTES $175.45 $489.28 64% Sep 1, 2026
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The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX HC PSYCH PT 60 MINS $316.00 $632.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $154.17, median $154.17, highest $316.00 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $154.17. 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.