# CPT 90853: Group psychotherapy

Medicare CPT 90853 pays $30.39 in a non-facility setting and $24.38 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $29.15 in Arkansas to $41.93 in Alaska, a 44% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/90853-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Behavioral Health
Billed by: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Counselor, Marriage & Family Therapist, Methadone Clinic, Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychoanalyst, Social Worker

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $30.39 |
| National facility | $24.38 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $41.93 | $35.53 |
| District of Columbia | $33.01 | $25.93 |
| New Jersey | $32.55 | $25.77 |
| New York | $32.46 | $25.76 |
| California | $32.45 | $25.34 |
| Washington | $32.11 | $25.25 |
| Massachusetts | $31.93 | $25.18 |
| Connecticut | $31.50 | $25.03 |
| Hawaii | $31.31 | $24.47 |
| Colorado | $31.08 | $24.68 |
| Maryland | $31.04 | $24.77 |
| Rhode Island | $31.04 | $24.83 |
| Oregon | $30.89 | $24.56 |
| Florida | $30.73 | $24.70 |
| New Hampshire | $30.67 | $24.41 |
| Illinois | $30.52 | $24.71 |
| Pennsylvania | $30.47 | $24.58 |
| Puerto Rico | $30.47 | $24.40 |
| Virgin Islands | $30.47 | $24.40 |
| Montana | $30.39 | $24.38 |
| Delaware | $30.38 | $24.44 |
| Minnesota | $30.38 | $24.20 |
| Texas | $30.38 | $24.46 |
| Nevada | $30.35 | $24.33 |
| Wyoming | $30.31 | $24.30 |
| North Dakota | $30.20 | $24.18 |
| South Dakota | $30.17 | $24.16 |
| Virginia | $30.17 | $24.26 |
| Vermont | $30.15 | $24.20 |
| Georgia | $30.14 | $24.41 |
| Arizona | $30.11 | $24.28 |
| Michigan | $30.07 | $24.42 |
| Maine | $29.92 | $24.18 |
| Utah | $29.90 | $24.25 |
| Wisconsin | $29.84 | $24.08 |
| New Mexico | $29.82 | $24.31 |
| Missouri | $29.76 | $24.24 |
| North Carolina | $29.76 | $24.15 |
| South Carolina | $29.76 | $24.21 |
| Louisiana | $29.74 | $24.26 |
| Ohio | $29.73 | $24.24 |
| Indiana | $29.66 | $24.09 |
| Idaho | $29.60 | $24.07 |
| Nebraska | $29.60 | $24.05 |
| Iowa | $29.54 | $24.04 |
| Tennessee | $29.54 | $24.08 |
| West Virginia | $29.53 | $24.31 |
| Kentucky | $29.51 | $24.17 |
| Oklahoma | $29.50 | $24.13 |
| Kansas | $29.49 | $24.06 |
| Alabama | $29.29 | $24.03 |
| Mississippi | $29.24 | $24.06 |
| Arkansas | $29.15 | $23.99 |

## Related codes

- G0410: Group psychotherapy, other than of a multiple-family group, per session — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/G0410-hcpcs-fee-schedule
- G0411: Group psychotherapy, in a partial hospitalization setting, per session — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/G0411-hcpcs-fee-schedule
- H2017: Psychosocial rehabilitation services, per 15 minutes — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/H2017-hcpcs-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 90853 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules