SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 90853, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA PSYCH GROUP SOP VBH EA 15M |
$26.18 | $37.40 | 30% | — file |
|
| UPMC Jameson
NEW CASTLE, PA IP GROUP THERAPY |
$44.40 | $74.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Presbyterian
PITTSBURGH, PA IP GROUP THERAPY |
$46.80 | $78.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
|
| UPMC Presbyterian
PITTSBURGH, PA GROUP THERAPY SESSION |
$46.80 | $78.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
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| UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
PITTSBURGH, PA IP GROUP THERAPY |
$46.80 | $78.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
PITTSBURGH, PA OP GROUP THERAPY |
$46.80 | $78.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC McKeesport
MCKEESPORT, PA OP GROUP THERAPY |
$46.80 | $78.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP |
$104.65 | $149.50 | 30% | — file |
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| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP |
$204.05 | $291.50 | 30% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.18, median $46.80, highest $204.05 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $46.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.