Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC — inpatient

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $82.62 to $125.50, with a median of $82.62. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90853, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$82.62Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters
Median$82.62half pay less
Highest$125.50in this market
Difference1.5×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

median
Lowest $82.62Highest $125.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters lowest Norfolk, VA GROUP PSYCHOTHRPY $82.62 $91.80 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA OB-GROUP PSYCHOTHRPY $82.62 $91.80 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA PB-GRP PSYCHOTHRPY $82.62 $91.80 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA URG-GROUP PSYCHOTHRPY $82.62 $91.80 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Group Psych Not Multi-Family $125.50 $251.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $82.62, median $82.62, highest $125.50 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $82.62 — 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.