Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 INDIVID THPY 60MIN $829.50 $1,106.00 25%
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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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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 Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC INDIVID THPY 60MIN $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 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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Inpatient: lowest $180.00, median $274.88, highest $829.50 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.

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