Group therapy session cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for group psychotherapy session: from $23.18 to $144.00, with a median of $53.51. The lowest price is at Montgomery General Hospital (Montgomery). The highest price is 6.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $53.51, is 64% below the US median of $149.40.
- That is 0.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($103.79).
- West Virginia has the lowest median of 47 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 2 of 6 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.18Montgomery General Hospital
Median$53.51half of hospitals charge less
Highest$144.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$30.33vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery General Hospital lowest Montgomery · Beckley, WV GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY | $23.18 | $30.90 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV MAT GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY | $43.88 | $87.75 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Mental Health 2 Hour - Mind Wellness | $50.00 | $50.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 90853 Group Therapy | $57.01 | $57.01 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV LICSW GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY | $100.00 | $200.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV GROUP THERAPY SC | $144.00 | $240.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $50.00 | $53.50 |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $23.18 | $23.18 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $43.88 | $43.88 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What group therapy session is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Group therapy session explained.
Group psychotherapy session in other states
- Alabama$128.50
- Alaska$129.18
- Arizona$132.80
- Arkansas$104.78
- California$286.00
- Colorado$295.74
- Connecticut$155.31
- Delaware$212.33, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$258.45, 3 hospitals
- Florida$301.00
- Georgia$351.00
- Idaho$268.00
- Illinois$128.15
- Indiana$201.60
- Iowa$251.16
- Kansas$264.78
- Kentucky$144.00
- Louisiana$96.10
- Maine$60.77
- Maryland$83.29
- Massachusetts$138.63
- Michigan$58.45
- Minnesota$84.01
- Mississippi$118.25
- Missouri$211.25
- Montana$69.85
- Nebraska$259.30
- Nevada$280.00
- New Hampshire$496.00
- New Jersey$108.93
- New Mexico$96.95
- New York$126.81
- North Carolina$105.00
- North Dakota$456.90
- Ohio$171.00
- Oklahoma$193.29
- Oregon$88.25
- Pennsylvania$143.58
- Rhode Island$84.50
- South Carolina$165.60
- South Dakota$188.80
- Tennessee$95.74
- Texas$162.68
- Utah$413.23
- Vermont$68.25, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$142.00
- Washington$131.25
- Wisconsin$75.49
- Wyoming$113.05
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.