Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $50.71 to $80.87, with a median of $80.87. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 90853, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 25, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.

Lowest$50.71Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Median$80.87half pay less
Highest$80.87in this market
Difference1.6×highest vs lowest

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.

median
Lowest $50.71Highest $80.87

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY Group Psychotherapy $50.71 $50.71
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Group Psychotherapy $50.71 $50.71
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Group Psychotherapy $50.71 $50.71
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP 1 HR MIN $80.87 $364.18 78% Aug 25, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PSYCHOTH GROUP 40 TO 59 MIN $80.87 $364.18 78% Aug 25, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PARTIAL HOSP GROUP 1 HR $80.87 $364.18 78% Aug 25, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PARTHOSP GROUP 40 TO 59 MIN $80.87 $364.18 78% Aug 25, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY GROUP THERAPY 1HR MINIMUM $80.87 $364.18 78% Aug 25, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY GROUP PSYCHOTHERPY 1HR $80.87 $364.18 78% Aug 25, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $50.71, median $80.87, highest $80.87 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $80.87 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.