Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90837 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes in Durham, NC — inpatient

In Durham, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Psychotherapy session, 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $139.32 to $253.00, with a median of $196.16.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90837, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$139.32DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Median$196.16half pay less
Highest$253.00in this market
Difference1.8×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 Durham, NC.

median
Lowest $139.32Highest $253.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL lowest Durham, NC Psytx Patient 60 Minutes $139.32 $516.00 73%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC Psytx Patient 60 Minutes $139.32 $516.00 73%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $253.00 $506.00 50%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Durham, NC Psychotherapy W/Patient 60 Minutes $253.00 $506.00 50%
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Inpatient: lowest $139.32, median $196.16, highest $253.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $196.16 — 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.