Therapy session, 60 minutes in California
Below is what hospitals in California charge if you pay cash, and the typical rate insurers negotiated.
Cash prices at 43 hospitals in California run from $24 to $2,330. The typical hospital charges $284. Where a hospital sits on this scale matters more than the number alone:
typical: $284
Cheaper than most hospitalsPricier than most hospitals
49 hospitals. Sort by: Cash price ▲ · Negotiated median · Gross charge · Negotiated low
What these numbers mean.
Cash price is what the hospital lists for patients paying out of pocket.
Negotiated median is the middle of what insurance companies actually agreed to pay.
Gross charge is the sticker price — almost nobody pays it.
What you will actually pay is usually different from both numbers:
with insurance, your deductible, copay, or coinsurance decides what you owe —
the negotiated rate is what the insurer pays, not your bill.
A single line item may not be the whole cost: physician, anesthesia, pathology,
and facility fees can be billed separately.
Prices vary by hospital and change over time; always confirm with the hospital before you go.
| Hospital | Cash price | Where it sits | Insurance pays (typical) | Gross charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health Lodi Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $24Insurance typically pays $165Sticker price $341 | Lowest price of any hospital | $165 | $341 |
| Adventist Health Bakersfield CA · Price file October 5, 2026 | $51Insurance typically pays $156Sticker price $341 | Cheaper than 98% of hospitals | $156 | $341 |
| Adventist Health Hanford CA · Price file August 1, 2026 | $65Insurance typically pays $158Sticker price $341 | Cheaper than 95% of hospitals | $158 | $341 |
| Adventist Health Tulare CA · Price file May 22, 2026 | $65Insurance typically pays $145Sticker price $341 | Cheaper than 95% of hospitals | $145 | $341 |
| Adventist Health Reedley CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $65Insurance typically pays $161Sticker price $341 | Cheaper than 95% of hospitals | $161 | $341 |
| Adventist Health Sonora CA · Price file May 23, 2026 | $66Insurance typically pays $201Sticker price $388 | Cheaper than 88% of hospitals | $201 | $388 |
| University Of California Irvine Medical Center CA · Price file July 1, 2024 | $67Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $223 | Cheaper than 86% of hospitals | — | $223 |
| Adventist Health Delano CA · Price file July 29, 2026 | $68Insurance typically pays $228Sticker price $340 | Cheaper than 83% of hospitals | $228 | $340 |
| Adventist Health Ukiah Valley CA · Price file May 24, 2026 | $68Insurance typically pays $152Sticker price $341 | Cheaper than 81% of hospitals | $152 | $341 |
| Redlands Community Hospital CA · Price file June 19, 2026 | $84Insurance typically pays $236Sticker price $350 | Cheaper than 79% of hospitals | $236 | $350 |
| Eisenhower Medical Center Rancho Mirage, CA · Price file April 2, 2026 | $86Insurance typically pays $157Sticker price $260 | Cheaper than 76% of hospitals | $157 | $260 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley CA · Price file May 21, 2026 | $92Insurance typically pays $160Sticker price $341 | Cheaper than 74% of hospitals | $160 | $341 |
| Adventist Health Howard Memorial CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $102Insurance typically pays $197Sticker price $341 | Cheaper than 71% of hospitals | $197 | $341 |
| White Memorial Medical Center CA | $134Insurance typically pays $240Sticker price $742 | Cheaper than 69% of hospitals | $240 | $742 |
| El Centro Regional Medical Center CA · Price file June 17, 2026 | $227Insurance typically pays $228Sticker price $324 | Cheaper than 67% of hospitals | $228 | $324 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $229Insurance typically pays $239Sticker price $478 | Cheaper than 64% of hospitals | $239 | $478 |
| El Camino Health Mountain View, CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $237Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $949 | Cheaper than 62% of hospitals | — | $949 |
| Adventist Health Mendocino Coast CA · Price file August 2, 2026 | $243Insurance typically pays $164Sticker price $368 | Cheaper than 60% of hospitals | $164 | $368 |
| Adventist Health St Helena CA | $248Insurance typically pays $933Sticker price $1,652 | Cheaper than 57% of hospitals | $933 | $1,652 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $255Insurance typically pays $239Sticker price $531 | Cheaper than 55% of hospitals | $239 | $531 |
| Providence Mission Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $281Insurance typically pays $239Sticker price $585 | Cheaper than 52% of hospitals | $239 | $585 |
| Catalina Island Medical Center CA · Price file July 20, 2026 | $284Insurance typically pays $180Sticker price $406 | Cheaper than 50% of hospitals | $180 | $406 |
| Natividad Medical Center CA · Price file August 14, 2026 | $300Insurance typically pays $168Sticker price $300 | Pricier than 52% of hospitals | $168 | $300 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $311Insurance typically pays $1,061Sticker price $399 | Pricier than 55% of hospitals | $1,061 | $399 |
| Ventura County Medical Center - Santa Paula Hospital CA · Price file November 3, 2026 | $358Insurance typically pays $285Sticker price $717 | Pricier than 57% of hospitals | $285 | $717 |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center CA · Price file July 14, 2026 | $392Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $392 | Pricier than 60% of hospitals | — | $392 |
| Stanford Health Care CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $450Insurance typically pays $436Sticker price $901 | Pricier than 62% of hospitals | $436 | $901 |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital CA · Price file September 28, 2026 | $637Insurance typically pays $573Sticker price $637 | Pricier than 64% of hospitals | $573 | $637 |
| Orchard Hospital CA · Price file October 23, 2026 | $671Insurance typically pays $783Sticker price $1,118 | Pricier than 67% of hospitals | $783 | $1,118 |
| Eden Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-davies Campus Hosp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Novato Community Hospital CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| California Pacific Medical Center - Mission Bernal CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Sutter Maternity Surgery Center Of Santa Cruz CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Mills-peninsula Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | $675Insurance typically pays $252Sticker price $675 | Pricier than 69% of hospitals | $252 | $675 |
| Cedars Sinai Medical Center CA · Price file November 26, 2025 | $908Insurance typically pays $200Sticker price $1,397 | Pricier than 98% of hospitals | $200 | $1,397 |
| Marinhealth Medical Center Greenbrae, CA | $2,330Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $3,883 | Highest price of any hospital | — | $3,883 |
| West Hills Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $131Sticker price — | — | $131 | — |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp At Stanford CA · Price file March 31, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $429Sticker price $632 | — | $429 | $632 |
| Los Robles Hospital Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays $131Sticker price — | — | $131 | — |
| Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center CA · Price file April 1, 2026 | —Insurance typically pays $237Sticker price — | — | $237 | — |
| Corona Regional Medical Center CA | —Insurance typically pays —Sticker price $638 | — | — | $638 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital CA | —Insurance typically pays $124Sticker price — | — | $124 | — |
Procedure code 90837. Prices are from each hospital's own published price file — see methodology.