Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $23.92 to $311.25, with a median of $114.15. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 90853, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 12, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$23.92Mercy Hospital
Median$114.15half pay less
Highest$311.25in this market
Difference13.0×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $23.92Highest $311.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME PF GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $23.92 $92.00 74%
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MaineHealth Portland, ME HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $40.05 $40.05 Sep 9, 2025
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York Hospital York, ME PHASE II GROUP FOR NON PHASE I PATIENTS $48.00 $80.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME PHASE II GROUP FOR PHASE I PATIENTS $48.00 $80.00 40%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP $52.26 $201.00 74%
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MaineHealth Portland, ME PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY - AMBULATORY RATE $69.05 $69.05 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $69.05 $69.05 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $78.90 $78.90 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC IOP-DAY TREATMENT GRP 45-50 MIN $114.15 $114.15 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC DT CD GRP THERAPY 45-50 MIN $114.15 $114.15 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC DT CD ACTIVITY TX GRP $114.15 $114.15 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC DT CD EDUCATION GROUP $114.15 $114.15 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $114.15 $114.15 Aug 12, 2025
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MaineHealth Westbrook, ME PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $129.55 $129.55 Aug 12, 2025
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York Hospital York, ME PHASE I $138.00 $230.00 40%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $237.70 $237.70 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $241.85 $241.85 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $311.25 $311.25 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $23.92, median $114.15, highest $311.25 — a 13.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $114.15 — 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.