Crisis therapy cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $593.60 to $593.60, with a median of $593.60. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $342.16 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 cities for code 90839, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $593.60, median $593.60, highest $593.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $593.60. 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
Crisis psychotherapy is urgent therapy for a person in acute distress.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.