Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Massena-Ogdensburg, NY — inpatient

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $108.47 to $209.42, with a median of $110.59. The lowest listed price is at Gouverneur Hospital.

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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$108.47Gouverneur Hospital
Median$110.59half pay less
Highest$209.42in this market
Difference1.9×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $108.47Highest $209.42

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY HC OASAS GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $108.47 $166.88 35%
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY HC OMH GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY_ OTHER THAN OF A MULTI_FAMILY GROUP $108.47 $166.88 35%
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY HC OASAS GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $110.59 $170.14 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY HC OMH GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY_ OTHER THAN OF A MULTI_FAMILY GROUP $110.59 $170.14 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY _OTHER THAN OF A MULTIPLE_FAMILY GROUP_ $206.48 $317.66 35%
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY _OTHER THAN OF A MULTIPLE_FAMILY GROUP_ $209.42 $322.19 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $108.47, median $110.59, highest $209.42 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $110.59 — 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.