Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Outpatient

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes: from $180.00 to $829.50, with a median of $274.88. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$180.00Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Median$274.88half pay less
Highest$829.50in this market
Difference4.6×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

median
Lowest $180.00Highest $829.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA Rch Psychotherapy Mft $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Individual Thpy 60Min Lcsw $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Individual Therapy 60Min Lcsw $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Casey Indiv Thpy 60Min Lcsw $180.00 $240.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Casey Individual Therapy 60Min Lcsw $224.25 $299.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Therapy Ncrc 60 Minutes $225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Psychotherapy Phd $225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Psychotherapy Patient &/ Family 60 Minutes $225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Casey Indv Thpy 60Min Phd $225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Casey Indiv Thpy 60Min Phd $225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Individual Thpy 60Min Phd $225.00 $300.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Psych Individual $228.00 $304.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Casey Individual Therapy 60Min Phd $258.75 $345.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Individual Therapy 60 Min Phd $258.75 $345.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Psychotherapy Md $273.75 $365.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Individual Therapy 60 Min Lcsw $276.00 $368.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Indiv Thpy 60Min Lcsw $276.00 $368.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Individual Thpy 60 Min Phd $301.50 $402.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Indiv Thpy 60Min Phd $301.50 $402.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $342.16 $658.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $342.16 $658.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES $342.16 $658.00 48%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Individual Thpy/Biofeedback 60 Min Phd $401.25 $535.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 60 MINUTES $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC INDIVID THPY 60MIN $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC INDIVID THPY 60MIN $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 60 MINUTES $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 60 MINUTES $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC INDIVID THPY 60MIN $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY PATIENT &/ FAMILY 60 MINUTES $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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Outpatient: lowest $180.00, median $274.88, highest $829.50 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $274.88. 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.