Washington, DC · hospital rates, itemized

How much does psychotherapy (60 minutes) 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 24, 2026. CPT 90837.

Median commercial rates on file run from $272 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center) to $595 (Reston Hospital Center) — 2.2× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.

Facility rates by hospital

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Washington, DC · pediatric
Cash / self-pay
$212
Commercial
$224
median of 9 plans
Medicare
Medicaid
$157
median of 11 plans
hospital file · April 2, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
$354
Commercial
$272
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$218
median of 4 plans
Medicaid
$316
median of 4 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA
Cash / self-pay
$396
Commercial
$472
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$165
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$219
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
$396
Commercial
$472
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$165
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$219
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Falls Church, VA
Cash / self-pay
$396
Commercial
$472
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$165
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$219
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Leesburg, VA
Cash / self-pay
$396
Commercial
$472
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$165
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$219
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
$396
Commercial
$472
median of 11 plans
Medicare
$165
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$219
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC
Cash / self-pay
Commercial
Medicare
$218
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
Bethesda, MD
Cash / self-pay
$290
Commercial
Medicare
Medicaid
hospital file · April 1, 2026 reported by the hospital · not a quote
HospitalCash / self-payCommercialMedicareMedicaidSource & file date
StoneSprings Hospital Center $595median of 1 plan hospital fileMarch 1, 2026
Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC $218median of 3 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD $466 $475median of 1 plan hospital fileDecember 31, 2025
Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD $290 hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Lowest MedStar Washington Hospital Center $354 $272median of 11 plans $218median of 4 plans $316median of 4 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
UM Capital Region Medical CenterLargo, MD $558 hospital fileNovember 5, 2025
Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric $212 $224median of 9 plans $157median of 11 plans hospital fileApril 2, 2026
Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA $416 $286median of 9 plans $162median of 5 plans hospital fileDecember 16, 2025
Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA $396 $472median of 11 plans $165median of 6 plans $219median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital $396 $472median of 11 plans $165median of 6 plans $219median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA $396 $472median of 11 plans $165median of 6 plans $219median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Inova Loudoun HospitalLeesburg, VA $396 $472median of 11 plans $165median of 6 plans $219median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA $396 $472median of 11 plans $165median of 6 plans $219median of 5 plans hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical CenterWoodbridge, VA $220 hospital fileApril 1, 2026
Reston Hospital Center $595median of 1 plan hospital fileMarch 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.

What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

How much does psychotherapy (60 minutes) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?

Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Psychotherapy (60 minutes) in Washington, DC range from $220 at Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center to $558 at UM Capital Region Medical Center (11 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 psychotherapy (60 minutes)?

Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists the lowest ($272, median of 11 plan rates) and Reston Hospital Center the highest ($595, median of 1 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.