SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Group psychotherapy session in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90853, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Samaritan Hospital TROY, NY
PR Psychotherapy Group
$61.00 $61.00 Mar 31, 2026
file
Samaritan Hospital TROY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Alcohol Rehabilitation Telehealth (Sparc)
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
Samaritan Hospital TROY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
Samaritan Hospital TROY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy Msw
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
Samaritan Hospital TROY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Drug Rehabilitation Telehealth (Sparc)
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
St Peters Hospital ALBANY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Alcohol Rehabilitation (Sparc)
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
St Peters Hospital ALBANY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Alcohol Rehabilitation Telehealth (Sparc)
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
St Peters Hospital ALBANY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Drug Rehabilitation (Sparc)
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file
St Peters Hospital ALBANY, NY
HC Psychotherapy Group Drug Rehabilitation Telehealth (Sparc)
$148.20 $228.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $61.00, median $148.20, highest $148.20 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $148.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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