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title: "CPT 90853: Group psychotherapy | BillingBrief"
description: "Psychotherapy delivered to a group of patients (not a family group)."
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# 90853 Group psychotherapy

CPT · [BillingBrief summary](#source)

Psychotherapy delivered to a group of patients (not a family group).

## What to know

-   Reported once per patient in the group session.

## Related codes

-   [`90847` Family psychotherapy with the patient CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90847/)
-   [`90834` Psychotherapy, about 45 minutes CPT](https://billingbrief.com/cpt/90834/)

## From the source

This is BillingBrief’s own explanation, not the official CPT descriptor. For the official code set, see the [American Medical Association](https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt).

Code set

CPT

Category

Behavioral health

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