How much does psychiatric diagnostic evaluation cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 90791.
Median commercial rates on file run from $282 (Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System) to $496 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center) — 1.8× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $307 | $307median of 113 plans | $307median of 144 plans | $307median of 141 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $585 | $496median of 14 plans | $218median of 4 plans | $518median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $212 | $226median of 11 plans | — | $160median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Lowest Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $510 | $282median of 9 plans | $162median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $361 | $409median of 11 plans | $165median of 6 plans | $359median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $610 | — | — | — | 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 psychiatric diagnostic evaluation cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation in Washington, DC range from $307 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $610 at Suburban Hospital (5 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 psychiatric diagnostic evaluation?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists the lowest ($282, median of 9 plan rates) and MedStar Washington Hospital Center the highest ($496, median of 14 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.