Group therapy session cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $31.49 to $139.68, with a median of $109.50. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Rochester Hospital — $78.01 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $58.45 at 38 hospitals.
- The median here, $109.50, is 27% below the US median of $149.40.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($103.79).
- 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 9 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital lowest Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 PF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $31.49 | $67.00 | $14.04–$33.00 | 53% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Group Therapy 90853 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $58.45 | $116.90 | $11.09–$144.34 | 50% |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Group Therapy 90853 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $58.45 | $116.90 | $21.00–$144.34 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Group Therapy 90853 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $58.45 | $116.90 | $38.44–$144.34 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 90853+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $77.84 | $139.00 | $36.64–$45.42 | 44% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 GRP PSYCHTHRPY 30 MIN File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $109.50 | $146.00 | — | 25% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $120.25 | $185.00 | $49.64–$195.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $120.25 | $185.00 | $40.46–$185.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $120.25 | $185.00 | $42.53–$195.00 | 35% |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Psychotherapy Group Drug Rehabilitation File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $135.85 | $209.00 | $49.64–$209.00 | 35% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB MH DIOP GRP PSYCHOTHERAPY+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $139.68 | $126.00 | $22.77–$232.81 | -11% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY (TELHLTH)+4 more lines at this price File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $139.68 | $68.00 | $22.77–$232.81 | -105% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 GRP PSYCHTHRPY 15 MIN File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $342.00 | $456.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 GRP PSYCHTHRPY 120 MIN File of Apr 8, 2026 · source file | $424.50 | $566.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $31.49, median $109.50, highest $139.68 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $68.15. 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 9 of 10 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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