Crisis therapy cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes as an inpatient: from $199.75 to $593.60, with a median of $439.80. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $240.05 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $342.16 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 90839, 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 | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC PSY THERAPY, CRISIS, FIRST 60 MINS | $199.75 | $799.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Psychotherpy Crisis 1st 60min | $286.00 | $715.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $199.75, median $439.80, highest $593.60 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $439.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.