OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry Statistic The OPEN MINDS annual survey of psychiatric room rates in the ten largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. found that the average psychiatric room and board rate is now $514.98. This compares with an average psychiatric room and board rate in 1989 of $456.02. In 1988, the average room and board rate was $388.69. The highest rate reported this year was $880 per day (in Philadelphia) and the lowest was $230 (in Houston . . .