Crisis therapy cost in California
In California, 71 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $81.00 to $687.00, with a median of $342.16. The lowest price is at Orchard Hospital (Gridley). The highest price is 8.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $342.16, is 34% above the US median of $254.84.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- California ranks 32nd of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 71 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$81.00Orchard Hospital
Median$342.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$687.00in California
Lowest saves$261.16vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Hospital lowest Gridley · Chico, CA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $81.00 | $135.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Psytx crisis initial 60 min | $115.83 | $218.55 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC PSYCH CRISIS FIRST 60 MIN | $165.15 | $367.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Rch Crisis Consult 60Min Lcsw | $174.00 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC PSY THERAPY, CRISIS, FIRST 60 MINS | $199.75 | $799.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN CDM | $212.64 | $443.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN CDM | $214.08 | $446.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $214.40 | $268.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN CDM | $215.04 | $448.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $227.00 | $577.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $227.00 | $577.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA PSYCH CS PROC 60 MINS | $227.00 | $1,044.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $227.00 | $577.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC PSYCH CRISIS FIRST 60 MIN | $246.15 | $547.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA 90839 Psychotherapy for Crisis, first 60 min | $264.00 | $264.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia · Visalia, CA 90839 Psychotherapy for Crisis, first 60 min | $264.00 | $264.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $274.40 | $392.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Therapy For Crisis; First 60 Minutes | $281.05 | $511.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Psychotherpy Crisis 1st 60min | $286.00 | $715.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 90839 PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $317.33 | $528.89 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA PSYCH CRISIS INIT 60MIN | $319.53 | $584.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Inyo Hospital Bishop · Bishop, CA 90839 Psychotherapy for crisis; first 60 minutes | $326.00 | $326.00 | Oct 1, 2024 source file |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville · Eureka-Arcata, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $332.12 | $415.15 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $342.16 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN CDM | $365.75 | $1,045.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sierra View Medical Center Porterville · Visalia, CA PSYCH HOLDS (30 MIN MINIMUM) | $420.00 | $600.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $425.00 | $425.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Psych Crisis First 60 Min | $443.63 | $443.63 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Psytx Crisis,60 Min(30-74 Min) | $489.00 | $489.00 | — source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CSU Intervention First Hour | $548.21 | $913.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CSU Intervention First Hour | $548.21 | $913.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Psychotherapy for crisis, first hour | $593.00 | $593.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $593.60 | $1,060.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $613.00 | $613.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY CRISIS INIT 60MIN | $687.00 | $687.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG PSYCHOTHERAPY CRISIS INIT 60MIN | $687.00 | $687.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 19 | $212.64 | $342.16 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 12 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $174.00 | $342.16 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 7 | $165.15 | $342.16 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4 | $199.75 | $439.80 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| Visalia, CA | 3 | $264.00 | $264.00 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 2 | $319.53 | $456.56 |
| Vallejo, CA | 2 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $115.83 | $115.83 |
| Bishop, CA | 1 | $326.00 | $326.00 |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $332.12 | $332.12 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| Quincy, CA | 1 | $214.40 | $214.40 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $593.60 | $593.60 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $593.00 | $593.00 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $425.00 | $425.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Iowa$270.94
- Kansas$210.30
- Kentucky$253.35
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maine$278.50
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Carolina$114.50
- North Dakota$164.80
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Pennsylvania$179.15
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$295.50
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.