Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $71.24 to $416.25, with a median of $207.68. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 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 Aug 12, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$71.24Mercy Hospital
Median$207.68half pay less
Highest$416.25in this market
Difference5.8×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $71.24Highest $416.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME HC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MIN $71.24 $274.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $71.24 $274.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME HC PSYTX W PT 60 MIN $71.24 $274.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MIN $83.72 $322.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PF PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MINUTES $83.72 $322.00 74%
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York Hospital York, ME PSYCHOTHERAPY60 MIN W PATIENT +FAMILY $108.00 $180.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME PYSCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN W/WO FAMILY $110.40 $184.00 40%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RH BH PSYTX PT&/FAMILY 60 MIN $154.96 $596.00 74%
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MaineHealth Portland, ME PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES - AMBULATORY RATE $206.20 $206.20 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $209.15 $209.15 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME HC PSYCHOTHERAPY 53+ MIN $213.65 $213.65 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $233.80 $233.80 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $270.30 $270.30 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY 53+ MIN $318.55 $318.55 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC DT CD 53+ MIN W PT & OR FAMILY $318.55 $318.55 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC PSYCHOTHERAPY 53+ MIN $318.55 $318.55 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME PR PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $357.35 $357.35 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC PSYCHOTHERAPY 53+ MIN $416.25 $416.25 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $71.24, median $207.68, highest $416.25 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $207.68 — 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.