Group therapy session cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $23.00 to $79.95, with a median of $23.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $58.48 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY | $23.00 | $46.00 | $18.75–$36.54 | 50% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY | $23.00 | $46.00 | $16.35–$27.68 | 50% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB Group Psychotherapy | $26.75 | $107.00 | $12.87–$62.73 | 75% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Group Psychotherapy | $26.75 | $107.00 | $8.40–$92.50 | 75% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy | $79.95 | $123.00 | $49.64–$216.66 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.00, median $23.00, highest $79.95 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $23.00. 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 3 of 3 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.
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.