How much does psa test (prostate screening) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 1, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 84153.
Median commercial rates on file run from $45 (MedStar Georgetown Hospital) to $116 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 2.6× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $251 | $94median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $59 | $58median of 76 plans | $53median of 7 plans | $54median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $208 | $100median of 12 plans | $19median of 4 plans | $21median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Lowest MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $149 | $45median of 8 plans | $19median of 3 plans | $21median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $70 | $60median of 8 plans | $32median of 1 plan | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $141 | $116median of 9 plans | $19median of 5 plans | $15median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $103 | $73median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $174 | $63median of 2 plans | $19median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $71 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does psa test (prostate screening) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for PSA test (prostate screening) in Washington, DC range from $59 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $251 at The George Washington University Hospital (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for psa test (prostate screening)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, MedStar Georgetown Hospital lists the lowest ($45, median of 8 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($116, median of 9 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.