Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $237.25, median $258.03, highest $450.50 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $258.03 — 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.