Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Outpatient

Group psychotherapy session in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session: from $39.27 to $680.00, with a median of $210.24. The lowest listed price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

Cash prices at 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$39.27Virginia Mason Medical Center
Median$210.24half pay less
Highest$680.00in this market
Difference17.3×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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

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Lowest $39.27Highest $680.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle, WA GROUP PSYTX (OTHR THAN MULTI-FAM GRP) (MSW/LMHC) - FAC $39.27 $77.00 49%
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY (OTHR THAN MULTI-FAM GRP) -FAC - PHD $46.92 $92.00 49%
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY (OTHR THAN OF A MULTI-FAMILY GRP) -FAC $52.02 $102.00 49%
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Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA Group Psychotherapy 90 Minutes Fac $150.00 $150.00
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IOP 180 MIN $206.96 $398.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 120 MIN $206.96 $398.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 90 MIN $206.96 $398.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY IOP $206.96 $398.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 60 MIN $206.96 $398.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $206.96 $398.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 180 MIN $206.96 $398.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSYTX GROUP IOP CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSY/PHP TX GROUP $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSY/PHP TX GROUP $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSYTX GROUP IOP CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC PSY/PHP TX GROUP $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC PSYTX GROUP IOP CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC PSYCHOTHERAPY GROUP PER DISTINCT/SEPARATE SESSION CDM $210.24 $438.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Psych 1/2 Day Hospital (Comm) $215.50 $431.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Psych Day Hospital (Comm) Thursday $680.00 $1,360.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Psych Day Hospital (Comm) $680.00 $1,360.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $39.27, median $210.24, highest $680.00 — a 17.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $210.24. 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.