Group psychotherapy in Columbus, OH costs $107 to $159. Here's every hospital's price.
5 hospitals in the Columbus, OH metro area publish a cash price for group psychotherapy (CPT 90853). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Columbus, OH metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for group psychotherapy (CPT 90853). The lowest is $107 at Nationwide Children's Hospital, the median is $159 and the highest is $159 at Dublin Methodist Hospital.
The Columbus, OH median of $159 is 26% above the national median of $126 across 335 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $33,500. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between February 2026 and July 2026. 13 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyColumbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026
Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026
Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026
Columbus · 10 mi · File Jul 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 90853. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 90853, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About group psychotherapy
CPT 90853 is group psychotherapy: a therapist-led session with several patients, typically 60 to 90 minutes, used for substance use recovery, anxiety, grief, chronic illness and skills-based programs such as DBT. The price is per person per session.
What the price covers
One person's attendance at one session. Hospital-owned programs may add a facility fee. Intensive outpatient programs bundle many group sessions into a daily rate, which is billed with different codes.
Why prices vary
Group therapy is the least expensive form of therapy per session, but hospital-listed prices vary widely and can approach the cost of an individual session. Community mental health centers, nonprofit programs and peer-support organizations often offer groups at low or no cost.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price per session for 90853, and is there a facility fee?
- How many sessions does the program expect, and is there a package rate?
- Are there nonprofit or community groups for the same need?
Hospitals in Columbus, OH without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Diley Ridge Medical Centercode not in file
- Doctors HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Galion Community HospitalNo website on record
- Grant Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Hocking Valley Community HospitalNo website on record
- Licking Memorial HospitalNo price file found
- Madison HealthNo price file found
- Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Mount Carmel Dublincode not in file
- Mount Carmel East & Westcode not in file
- Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospitalcode not in file
- Mount Carmel St Ann'scode not in file
- Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospitalcode not in file