How much does psychiatry malpractice insurance cost in Pennsylvania?

The typical mature, claims-made premium at $1M / $3M is $5,830 to $10,011 per year, 23% above the national median. This is a manual-rate benchmark before any account-specific credits or debits.

What is this figure based on?

It comes from Pennsylvania's filed carrier rate manuals (Pa. JUA primary + Mcare (statutory $1M/$3M), ProAssurance primary + Mcare, Positive Physicians Insurance Co. primary + Mcare (PA Manual eff. 4/1/2026), normalized to $1M/$3M mature claims-made. Psychiatry is a low-acuity, cognitive class that sits near the bottom of every rate manual in the manual.

Why is my quote different from this number?

Manual rates exclude schedule credits, debits, claims history, part-time status, and dividends. A broker comparing carriers can often land you below the benchmark — that is what the match below is for.

Malpractice cost

Psychiatry malpractice insurance in Pennsylvania

Typical annual premium at $1M / $3M mature claims-made — 23% above the national median.

$5,830 to $10,011

per year · $1M / $3M coverage · mature claims-made

$6,644 (P10)$9,899 median$9,989 (P90)

Based on 3 filed carriers

Coverage $1M / $3MPolicy Claims-madeMaturity MatureRegion Varies by county

Who files these rates in Pennsylvania

$5,830 — Pa. JUA primary + Mcare (statutory $1M/$3M)
$9,899 — Positive Physicians Insurance Co. primary + Mcare (PA Manual eff. 4/1/2026
$10,011 — ProAssurance primary + Mcare

By region in Pennsylvania

Pa. JUA primary + Mcare (statutory $1M/$3M) files territory relativities, so the same psychiatry premium swings by county. Applied to the state median:

Territory	Factor	Est. median
Rest of Pennsylvania	×1.00	$9,899
Philadelphia	×2.17	$21,451
Allegheny / Pittsburgh area	×1.24	$12,245
Lackawanna	×1.76	$17,393
Delaware · Luzerne · Mercer · Fayette	×1.61	$15,967
Bucks · Chester · Montgomery · Lehigh · Erie	×1.32	$13,057
Blair	×1.54	$15,235

What drives a Psychiatry premium

Specialty class

Psychiatry — a low-acuity, cognitive class that sits near the bottom of every rate manual.

Territory

Where you practice; county factors can move the rate well above or below the state figure.

Maturity

Claims-made steps up over ~4 years to the mature rate shown here.

Limits

$1M / $3M is the benchmark; higher limits raise the premium via a filed increased-limit factor.

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All specialties in Pennsylvania

Specialty	$1M / $3M range
Psychiatry	$5,830–$10,011
Ophthalmology	$14,087–$16,663
Occupational Medicine	$5,830–$10,011
Pathology	$9,898–$13,534
Dermatology	$7,314–$9,006
Pediatrics	$7,314–$12,953
Family Medicine	$14,378–$14,888
General Practice	$14,378–$15,501
Internal Medicine	$14,378–$16,421
Gastroenterology	$21,524–$22,238
Neurology	$21,945–$24,108
Pulmonology	$16,220–$20,823
Anesthesiology	$16,220–$20,171
Radiology	$16,220–$22,050
Cardiology	$19,722–$23,089
Emergency Medicine	$32,842–$38,056
Orthopedic Surgery	$35,123–$42,678
General Surgery	$49,138–$60,824
OB/GYN	$64,786–$82,044