Group psychotherapy session in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session: from $62.40 to $547.95, with a median of $189.65. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY | $62.40 | $78.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy | $74.10 | $114.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC GROUP THERAPY NOT MULTI-FAMILY | $189.65 | $237.06 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT GROUP 60 MIN | $189.65 | $237.06 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC GROUP THERAPY NOT MULTI-FAMILY DUAL DX | $220.88 | $276.10 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC CONTINUED CARE PER DIEM | $466.80 | $583.50 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Drug Rehabilitation | $547.95 | $843.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $62.40, median $189.65, highest $547.95 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $189.65. 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.