Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Knoxville, TN — inpatient

In Knoxville, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $28.71 to $83.79, with a median of $57.74. The lowest listed price is at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 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 Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 5, 2026.

Lowest$28.71Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Median$57.74half pay less
Highest$83.79in this market
Difference2.9×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 Knoxville, TN.

median
Lowest $28.71Highest $83.79

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center lowest Knoxville, TN PF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $28.71 $87.00 67% Aug 5, 2026
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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $31.68 $96.00 67% Aug 5, 2026
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Parkwest Medical Center Louisville, TN GROUP THERAPY $83.79 $133.00 37% Aug 5, 2026
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Parkwest Medical Center Louisville, TN GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $83.79 $133.00 37% Aug 5, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $28.71, median $57.74, highest $83.79 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $57.74 — 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.