Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes: from $237.25 to $450.50, with a median of $258.03. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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.
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 Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA HC CD THERAPY 60MIN W/PT | $237.25 | $949.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC CLN-PSYCHOTHERAPY 60MIN W/PT | $237.25 | $949.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC THERAPY 60 MIN W/PT | $237.25 | $949.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View, CA HC PSY THERAPY 60MIN W/PT | $237.25 | $949.00 | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Psychotherapy 60min | $278.80 | $697.00 | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES | $403.20 | $720.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY W/PATIENT 60 MINUTES | $403.20 | $720.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA Psytx 60 Minutes | $450.50 | $901.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $237.25, median $258.03, highest $450.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $258.03. 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.