US Health Care Costs

Psychotherapy, 60 minutes

CPT 90837 · Therapy and mental health · hospital facility charge

At the 102 hospitals whose price files we have read so far, the typical cash price is $283, and most charge between $149 and $674 (the middle 80%; price files contain errors, so the extremes are left out). Pick a state to compare its hospitals.

Estimate what you would pay

$283typical cash price
$312typical commercial insurer rate
$535typical list price
102hospitals in 30 states so far
Typical cash price by state
AKMEWIVTNHWA$310ID$466MTNDMN$80IL$556MI$244NY$481MA$399OR$413NVWYSDIA$368IN$142OH$313PA$200NJ$214CT$519RICA$279UTCONEMO$271KY$645WVVA$220MDDEAZ$462NMKSARTN$101NC$115SC$1.7kDCOK$307LAMSAL$436GA$628HITX$316FL$503PR

Every state

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1$436$436$436$113
Arizona2$462$462$462$411
California8$279$120$2,069$315
Connecticut1$519$519$519$238
Delaware1–––$824
Florida8$503$197$973$308
Georgia4$628$480$759$377
Iowa1$368$368$368$414
Idaho2$466$466$466$373
Illinois5$556$270$599$393
Indiana2$142$129$155$347
Kentucky2$645$645$645$230
Massachusetts3$399$282$399$293
Michigan3$244$244$339$125
Minnesota1$80$80$80$419
Missouri2$271$185$356$256
North Carolina4$115$115$285$155
New Jersey8$214$178$230$437
Nevada1–––$211
New York1$481$481$481$390
Ohio7$313$151$543$344
Oklahoma2$307$307$307$337
Oregon1$413$413$413$448
Pennsylvania8$200$149$677$159
South Carolina3$1,726$1,726$1,726$213
Tennessee2$101$101$101$310
Texas9$316$86$764$291
Utah2–––$257
Virginia6$220$220$1,012$344
Washington2$310$310$310$463
102 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.

Common questions

How much does psychotherapy, 60 minutes cost at a hospital?

At 72 hospitals that publish a cash price, the typical price for psychotherapy, 60 minutes is $283, and most charge between $149 and $674. The typical rate commercial insurers have negotiated is $312. These are hospital prices; independent clinics, imaging centers and labs often charge less.

Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for psychotherapy, 60 minutes?

At 21 of the 52 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is lower than the typical insurer rate. Remember that with insurance you pay only your share of that rate once your deductible is met, and that cash payments usually don't count toward your deductible.

Does the price include the doctor?

No. These are the hospital's own charges, often called the facility fee. The doctors involved, such as the surgeon, the anesthesiologist or the radiologist who reads a scan, usually send a separate bill.

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