Group therapy session cost in Watertown, NY
In Watertown-Fort Drum, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $170.50 to $170.50, with a median of $170.50. Across New York, the median is $148.20 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90853, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 2, 2026 and Feb 2, 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 Watertown-Fort Drum, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Medical Center lowest St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 GRP THERAPY 60 MIN | $170.50 | $170.50 | $111.51–$582.07 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY OTHER | $227.00 | $227.00 | $126.81–$582.07 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 GRP PSYCTX | $300.50 | $300.50 | $22.47–$240.40 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center St. Watertown, NY · (315) 785-4000 ALCOHOL &/OR DRUG IOS | $563.50 | $563.50 | $126.81–$582.07 | — | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $170.50, median $170.50, highest $170.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $170.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.