CPT 90838

Psychotherapy - Nongroup

Current code18 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Prices for CPT 90838 by hospital
HospitalCommercial insurance rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27$253 – $2942 plans$138$346
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland$64.00 – $3728 plans$160 – $320$200 – $400
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$205$293
Island HospitalAnacortes$19.20 – $23813 plans$240 – $252$240 – $252
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01$1761 plan——
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01—$68.90Doctor’s fee: $128 – $196$106Doctor’s fee: $197 – $302
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$223 – $2826 plans$138$346
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27$2532 plans$138$346
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27$2532 plans$138$346
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27$2532 plans$138$346
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24———
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$179$345
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$276 – $49298 plans$512$512
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27$2532 plans$138$346
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$131$188
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle$3.42 – $5467 plans——
Wellfound Behavioral Health HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$142$354
WhidbeyHealth Medical CenterCoupeville—$417$417

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County)
$149 in an office; $117 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
$139 in an office; $111 in a hospital or surgery center

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 90838:

  • 90838P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
  • 90838T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)