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Group psychotherapy in New York, NY-NJ costs $23 to $600. Here's every hospital's price.

37 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 37 hospitals list a cash price for group psychotherapy (CPT 90853). The lowest is $23 at NYU Langone Hospitals, the median is $120 and the highest is $600 at SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 26 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $120 is 5% above the national median of $114 across 861 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

46 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3 to $4,255. 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 January 2026 and September 2026. 64 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.

$23
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
NYU Langone Hospitals · 9 mi
$97 below the median
$120
median cash price
37 hospitals
26×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
37/110
hospitals with a cash price
64 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
NYU Langone Hospitals

New York · 9 mi · File Jan 2026

$23
list $274 · lowest of 5 lines
2
Bronxcare Hospital Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File May 2026

$66
list $66 · lowest of 22 lines
3
Hunterdon Medical Center

Flemington · 57 mi · File Feb 2026

$73
list $234 · lowest of 37 lines
4
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$101
list $917 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$104
list $66 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$104
list $66 · lowest of 7 lines
7
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$104
list $66 · lowest of 7 lines
8
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$104
list $66 · lowest of 9 lines
9
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$109
list $258 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$109
list $335 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$109
list $258 · lowest of 4 lines
12
South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$109
list $258 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 90853. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

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 New York, NY-NJ without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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