Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Knoxville, TN — inpatient

In Knoxville, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $69.30 to $132.30, with a median of $72.60. The lowest listed price is at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90837, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 5, 2026.

Lowest$69.30Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Median$72.60half pay less
Highest$132.30in this market
Difference1.9×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 Knoxville, TN.

median
Lowest $69.30Highest $132.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center lowest Knoxville, TN PF PSYCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN W PATIENT $69.30 $210.00 67% Aug 5, 2026
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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN PSYCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN W PATIENT $72.60 $220.00 67% Aug 5, 2026
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Parkwest Medical Center Louisville, TN PSYCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN W PATIENT $132.30 $210.00 37% Aug 5, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $69.30, median $72.60, highest $132.30 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $72.60 — 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.