Commercial Price Variation for 11 Outpatient-Based Psychiatric Services

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate how prices vary for common outpatient psychiatric services across the US.
• Cross-sectional study design
• Analysis of commercial prices for 11 outpatient psychiatric services
• Data collection from various healthcare providers
• Significant variation in prices for outpatient psychiatric services across different regions
• Certain services had higher price discrepancies than others
• Findings indicate potential cost issues for patients seeking psychiatric care