Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA — inpatient

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $371.79 to $532.00, with a median of $371.79. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Health Northern California LLC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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$371.79St Joseph Health Northern California LLC
Median$371.79half pay less
Highest$532.00in this market
Difference1.4×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

median
Lowest $371.79Highest $532.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Joseph Health Northern California LLC lowest Santa Rosa, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IOP $371.79 $729.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC PSYTX GROUP PHP/IOP CDM $371.79 $729.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $371.79 $729.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Santa Rosa, CA HC GROUP PSYCHOTH IOP PSYCH $371.79 $729.00 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $532.00 $950.00 44%
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Inpatient: lowest $371.79, median $371.79, highest $532.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $371.79 — 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.