Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Outpatient

Group psychotherapy session in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA

In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session: from $52.12 to $344.25, with a median of $196.50. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$52.12Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego
Median$196.50half pay less
Highest$344.25in this market
Difference6.6×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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.

median
Lowest $52.12Highest $344.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA Rch Group (C&A) Sw $52.12 $69.50 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group-Sw - Vc $52.12 $69.50 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group-Sw - Sm $52.12 $69.50 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Adi Group Therapy - M.A. - 30Min $65.25 $87.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Therapy 60 Min Lcsw $83.40 $111.20 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Interact 60Min Lcsw $83.40 $111.20 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Interact 60 Min Lcsw $83.40 $111.20 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Intract 60Min Lcsw $83.40 $111.20 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Adi Group Therapy 60 Min Phd $86.25 $115.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group (C&A) Sw $94.50 $126.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Psychotherapy $104.25 $139.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Intract 60Min Phd $104.25 $139.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Therapy 60 Min Phd $104.25 $139.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Thpy Interact 90Min Lcsw $125.10 $166.80 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Thpy Interact 90 Min Lcsw $125.10 $166.80 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Thpy Intract 90Min Lcsw $125.10 $166.80 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Therapy 90 Min Lcsw $125.10 $166.80 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Paradise Valley Hospital National City, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $130.00 $868.94 85% Sep 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Adi Group Therapy - M.A. - 60Min $138.00 $184.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Thpy Interact 90 Min Phd $156.38 $208.50 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Therapy 90 Min Phd $156.38 $208.50 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Interact 120 Min Lcsw $166.50 $222.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Therapy 120 Min Lcsw $166.80 $222.40 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Grp Thpy Interact 120 Min Lcsw $166.80 $222.40 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Psychotherapy Phd $189.75 $253.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Adi Group Therapy - M.A.- 90Min $196.50 $262.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Group Therapy 120 Min Phd $208.50 $278.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $271.96 $523.00 48%
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Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Adi Group Therapy 90Min Phd $288.00 $384.00 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC PSYCH PHP HALF DAY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC PSYCH PHP HALF DAY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC PSYCH PHP FULL DAY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC PSYCH PHP FULL DAY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC PSYCH PHP HALF DAY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC PSYCH PHP FULL DAY $341.25 $455.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC GROUP IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC PHP GROUP THERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC GROUP IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA HC GROUP IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC PHP GROUP THERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC GROUP IOP PSYCHOTHERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital San Diego, CA HC PHP GROUP THERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC PHP GROUP THERAPY $344.25 $459.00 25%
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Outpatient: lowest $52.12, median $196.50, highest $344.25 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $202.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.