Group therapy session cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $44.62 to $305.90, with a median of $134.05. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital — $89.43 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $211.25 at 20 hospitals.
- The median here, $134.05, is 10% below the US median of $149.40.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($103.79).
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 cities for code 90853, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 9, 2026 and Jun 10, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital lowest Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Group psychotherapy (other than of a multiple family group) File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $44.62 | $55.77 | — | 20% |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights, IL · (618) 332-3060 Group psychotherapy (other than of a multiple-family group) File of Apr 13, 2026 · source file | $79.05 | $127.50 | $60.50–$298.00 | 38% |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC THERAPY GROUP PSYCH File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $115.92 | $161.00 | $32.20–$497.77 | 28% |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC THERAPY GROUP PSYCH File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $130.32 | $181.00 | $50.68–$272.16 | 28% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 PSYCH GROUP THERAPY File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $132.56 | $220.94 | $220.94 | 40% |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 GROUP THERAPY File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $134.05 | $268.10 | $77.52–$243.97 | 50% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Group Therapy 60 Min File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $325.00 | $21.13–$292.50 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Group Therapy 60 Min File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $325.00 | $137.00–$156.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Group Therapy 60 Min File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $325.00 | $78.86–$130.12 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Group Therapy 60 Min File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $211.25 | $325.00 | $78.86–$130.12 | 35% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 PSYCH GROUP THERAPY File of Mar 21, 2026 · source file | $305.90 | $437.00 | $157.32–$624.29 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Group Tx-Cd/Psych Iop+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $485.55 | $747.00 | $300.00–$686.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO · (636) 239-8000 Group Tx-Iop+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $487.50 | $750.00 | $48.75–$675.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 251-6000 Group Tx-Cd/Psych Iop+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $643.50 | $990.00 | $78.86–$385.00 | 35% |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO · (636) 933-1000 Group Tx-Iop+1 more line at this price File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $643.50 | $990.00 | $64.35–$990.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $44.62, median $134.05, highest $305.90 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $131.44. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 10 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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