Group therapy session cost in Northridge, CA — inpatient
In Northridge, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for group psychotherapy session as an inpatient: from $117.18 to $117.18, with a median of $117.18. Across California, the median is $271.96 at 83 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90853, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Northridge, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Community Care lowest Northridge, CA · (818) 885-8500 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 30MIN | $117.18 | $420.00 | $336.00–$365.40 | 72% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Community Care Northridge, CA · (818) 885-8500 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 60MIN | $146.48 | $525.00 | $420.00–$456.75 | 72% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Community Care Northridge, CA · (818) 885-8500 GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY 90MIN | $219.86 | $788.00 | $630.40–$685.56 | 72% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $117.18, median $117.18, highest $117.18.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $117.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 and below every plan's rate. 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.