Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Huntsville, AL — inpatient

In Huntsville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $52.90 to $4,268.00, with a median of $128.50. The lowest listed price is at Crestwood Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90853, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 1, 2026.

Lowest$52.90Crestwood Medical Center
Median$128.50half pay less
Highest$4,268.00in this market
Difference80.7×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 Huntsville, AL.

median
Lowest $52.90Highest $4,268.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Crestwood Medical Center lowest Huntsville, AL PSYCH GROUP THERAPY $52.90 $251.89 79% Jan 1, 2026
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $128.50 $128.50
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL PSY-SKILLS GROUP THERAPY $128.50 $128.50
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL D-PERSONAL INTERBODY CAGE R08 $1,474.00 $1,474.00
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL FORCEPS BIOPSY 2.0MM $4,268.00 $4,268.00
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Inpatient: lowest $52.90, median $128.50, highest $4,268.00 — a 80.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $128.50 — 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.