Psychiatric evaluation Cost in Aurora, CO (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Aurora, CO, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,288 — 379% above the US median ($269), roughly 6.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital	Aurora, CO	$856	$385	★ 4/5	140 min	13.5%
VA Eastern Colorado Healthcare System	Aurora, CO	$1,719	$670	★ 5/5	—	13.4%
Children's Hospital Colorado	Aurora, CO	$1,719	$670	—	—	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$1,750

Cash / self-pay

$1,288

Insurer-negotiated

$528

Medicare pays

$188

$367$1,719

Median cash $1,288 · Medicare $188 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,288 — about 6.9× the Medicare rate ($188). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,750 list price could save about $463 (26%).

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Doctors who perform this in Aurora

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Michele Groetzinger, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Aurora, CO	90
Dominique Chao, PSYD	Psychologist, Clinical	Aurora, CO	89
Matthew Shirazi, M.D., M.S.	Psychiatry	Aurora, CO	56
Neza Bharucha, MD	Psychiatry	Aurora, CO	56
Lea Watson, MD	Psychiatry	Aurora, CO	48
Adriana De Julio, MD	Psychiatry	Aurora, CO	44
Dirk Buban	Physician Assistant	Aurora, CO	37
Mary O'hara, LCSW	Licensed Clinical Social Worker	Aurora, CO	34
Anne Collar, APRN, PMHNP	Nurse Practitioner	Aurora, CO	34
Angel Mendoza, PMHNP-BC	Nurse Practitioner	Aurora, CO	26
Jodie Benabe, PSY. D.	Psychologist, Clinical	Aurora, CO	26
Wendy Karsh, LCSW	Licensed Clinical Social Worker	Aurora, CO	24

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