Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Vallejo, CA — inpatient

In Vallejo, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $79.52 to $532.00, with a median of $305.76. The lowest listed price is at Northbay Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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$79.52Northbay Medical Center
Median$305.76half pay less
Highest$532.00in this market
Difference6.7×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 Vallejo, CA.

median
Lowest $79.52Highest $532.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Northbay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA Pf Psy/Cd Group 30 Mins $79.52 $79.52 Apr 1, 2026
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Northbay Medical Center Fairfield, CA Pf Psy/Cd Group 30 Mins $79.52 $79.52 Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $532.00 $950.00 44%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo, CA GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $532.00 $950.00 44%
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Inpatient: lowest $79.52, median $305.76, highest $532.00 — a 6.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $305.76 — 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.