Psychiatric evaluation Cost in Boston, MA (2026)

Prices at 5 hospitals in Boston, MA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $321 — 19% above the US median ($269), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Tufts Medical Center	Boston, MA	$226	$165	★ 2/5	211 min	17.2%
Arbour Hospital	Boston, MA	$275	$45	—	—	—
Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center	Boston, MA	$321	$162	—	—	—
Massachusetts General Hospital	Boston, MA	$508	$381	★ 5/5	283 min	14.3%
Brigham and Women's Hospital	Boston, MA	$508	$378	★ 5/5	309 min	14.9%

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)

$323

Cash / self-pay

$321

Insurer-negotiated

$165

Medicare pays

$188

$245$508

Median cash $321 · Medicare $188 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $321 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($188). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $323 list price could save about $2 (0%).

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Doctors who perform this in Boston

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
Elizabeth Kiley, RN	Nurse Practitioner	Boston, MA	233
Corey Baechel, PSYD	Psychologist, Clinical	Boston, MA	212
Terry Davies, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Boston, MA	185
Tatum Siebert, M.ED	Psychologist, Clinical	Boston, MA	183
Margaret O'connor, PH.D.	Psychologist, Clinical	Boston, MA	169
Tarah Foley, LCSW	Licensed Clinical Social Worker	Boston, MA	150
Ethan Lester, PHD	Psychologist, Clinical	Boston, MA	130
Arlie Sterling, PH.D.	Psychologist, Clinical	Boston, MA	116
Ngozi Nkanginieme, M.D.	Psychiatry	Boston, MA	114
Juan Carlos Urizar, MD	Psychiatry	Boston, MA	114
Emma Weizenbaum, PHD	Psychologist, Clinical	Boston, MA	103
Deborah Green, PH.D.	Psychologist, Clinical	Boston, MA	100

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