Group therapy session cost in California

In California, 105 hospitals publish a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $37.76 to $1,774.94, with a median of $286.00. The lowest price is at St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center (Stockton). The highest price is 47.0× the lowest.

• The median here, $286.00, is 91% above the US median of $149.40.
• That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($103.79).
• California ranks 41st of 47 states by median, cheapest first.
• 29 of 105 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90853. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map