Group psychotherapy session in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session: from $50.71 to $80.87, with a median of $80.87. The lowest listed price is at Sisters of Charity Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY Group Psychotherapy | $50.71 | $50.71 | — | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NY Group Psychotherapy | $50.71 | $50.71 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY | $64.75 | $92.50 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PARTIAL HOSP GROUP 1 HR | $80.87 | $364.18 | 78% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PARTHOSP GROUP 40 TO 59 MIN | $80.87 | $364.18 | 78% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY GROUP THERAPY 1HR MINIMUM | $80.87 | $364.18 | 78% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY GROUP PSYCHOTHERPY 1HR | $80.87 | $364.18 | 78% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP 1 HR MIN | $80.87 | $364.18 | 78% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PSYCHOTH GROUP 40 TO 59 MIN | $80.87 | $364.18 | 78% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $50.71, median $80.87, highest $80.87 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $80.87. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
Group psychotherapy is therapy with a clinician and several patients together, usually for 60 to 90 minutes. It is used for issues like depression, anxiety, substance use and grief.
What the price covers
The price covers one person's participation in one group session. Individual sessions or evaluations are billed separately.