Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $63.74 to $271.96, with a median of $197.28. The lowest listed price is at Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center.

Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 90853, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 19, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$63.74Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Median$197.28half pay less
Highest$271.96in this market
Difference4.3×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

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Lowest $63.74Highest $271.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center lowest Los Angeles, CA Group Psychotherapy $63.74 $63.74
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IOP $69.12 $144.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY,GROUP 1 HR $69.12 $144.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Jude Hospital Inc Fullerton, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $69.12 $144.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Regents of the University of California at Irvine Hospital Orange, CA HB GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $72.00 $180.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA GROUP THERAPY 90 MIN $123.00 $123.00 Mar 19, 2026
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Childrens Hospital of Orange County - Profit Orange, CA GROUP THERAPY 60 MIN $123.00 $123.00 Mar 19, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IOP $124.32 $259.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $124.32 $259.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTH IOP PSYCH $124.32 $259.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC PSYTX GROUP PHP/IOP CDM $124.32 $259.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC CRISIS TELEH 90853 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY CDM $124.32 $259.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY,GROUP 1 HR $124.32 $259.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health System - Southern California San Pedro, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $131.25 $375.00 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY,GROUP 1 HR $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IOP $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSYTX GROUP PHP/IOP CDM $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTH IOP CD/SA $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTH IOP PSYCH $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC PSY/PHP TX GROUP $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC CD IOP TX GROUP $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC CD PHP TX GROUP $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA HC CRISIS TELEH 90853 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY CDM $197.28 $411.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Inpatient: lowest $63.74, median $197.28, highest $271.96 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $130.00 — 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.