Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Dubuque, IA — inpatient

In Dubuque, IA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $62.40 to $501.80, with a median of $191.75. The lowest listed price is at The Finley Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$62.40The Finley Hospital
Median$191.75half pay less
Highest$501.80in this market
Difference8.0×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 Dubuque, IA.

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Lowest $62.40Highest $501.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
The Finley Hospital lowest Dubuque, IA PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $62.40 $78.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque, IA PR Psychotherapy Group $75.00 $75.00 Mar 31, 2026
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The Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA HC GROUP THERAPY NOT MULTI-FAMILY $113.68 $142.09 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Drug Rehabilitation $191.75 $295.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy $263.25 $405.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Dyersville Dyersville, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy Msw $501.80 $772.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Medical Center - Dyersville Dyersville, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy $501.80 $772.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $62.40, median $191.75, highest $501.80 — a 8.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $191.75 — 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.