Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90853 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Group psychotherapy session in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA — inpatient

In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$62.40Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation
Median$189.65half pay less
Highest$547.95in this market
Difference8.8×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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.

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Lowest $62.40Highest $547.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA PR GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY $62.40 $78.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Therapy $74.10 $114.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC GROUP THERAPY NOT MULTI-FAMILY $189.65 $237.06 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT GROUP 60 MIN $189.65 $237.06 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC GROUP THERAPY NOT MULTI-FAMILY DUAL DX $220.88 $276.10 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation Waterloo, IA HC CONTINUED CARE PER DIEM $466.80 $583.50 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Psychotherapy Group Drug Rehabilitation $547.95 $843.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $62.40, median $189.65, highest $547.95 — a 8.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $189.65 — 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.