Group therapy session cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $91.58 to $218.25, with a median of $159.25. The lowest listed price is at Hocking Valley Community Hospital — $67.67 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $171.00 at 75 hospitals.
- The median here, $159.25, is 7% above the US median of $149.40.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($103.79).
- Columbus, OH has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Ohio with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 90853, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
Lowest$91.58Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Median$159.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$218.25in this market
Difference2.4×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 Columbus, OH.
median
Lowest $91.58Highest $1,605.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital lowest Logan, OH · (740) 380-8000 HC Intensive Outpatient Therapy Harding File of Jul 31, 2026 · source file | $91.58 | $91.58 | — | — |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 GROUP THERAPY (PATIENT GROUPS) (90853) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $107.10 | $119.00 | $77.35–$116.62 | 10% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Mcd Group Psychotherapy <30 Min File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $125.45 | $193.00 | — | 35% |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Pnes Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $144.30 | $222.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Mcd Group Psychotherapy <30 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $245.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Mcd Group Psychotherapy <30 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $245.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mcd Group Psychotherapy <30 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $245.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Mcd Group Psychotherapy <30 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $245.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mcd Group Psychotherapy <30 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $245.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Mcd Group Psychotherapy <30 Min+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $245.00 | — | 35% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Group Psychotherapy Less Than 30 Minutes File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $159.25 | $245.00 | — | 35% |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY, NOT MULTI FAMILY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.00 | $180.00 | $117.00–$176.40 | 10% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Pnes Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $280.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Pnes Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $280.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Pnes Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $280.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Pnes Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $280.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Pnes Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $280.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Pnes Group Psychotherapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $182.00 | $280.00 | — | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Group Psychotherapy 60 Minutes File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $218.25 | $218.25 | $120.04–$218.25 | — |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Group Psychotherapy 90 Minutes File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $327.95 | $327.95 | $180.37–$327.95 | — |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Iop Group Psych Therapy File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $432.25 | $665.00 | — | 35% |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Aftercare Group Therapy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $544.70 | $838.00 | — | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Aftercare Group Therapy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $544.70 | $838.00 | — | 35% |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Iop Group Psych Therapy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $544.70 | $838.00 | — | 35% |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Iop Group Psych Therapy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $544.70 | $838.00 | — | 35% |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Iop Group Psych Therapy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $544.70 | $838.00 | — | 35% |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Aftercare Group Therapy+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $544.70 | $838.00 | — | 35% |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Group Psychotherapy Iop Cd 2+ Hours/Day File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $690.00 | $690.00 | $379.50–$690.00 | — |
| Licking Memorial Hospital Newark, OH · (740) 348-4000 HC Group Psychotherapy Php Cd 5+ Hours/Day File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $1,605.00 | $1,605.00 | $882.75–$1,605.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $91.58, median $159.25, highest $218.25 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $159.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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