Can I take the Metro to Lumin Health Bethesda?
Yes. Bethesda Station on the Red Line is about an 8-minute walk, and it's about 35 minutes from Union Station by transit.
Where do I park at Lumin Health Bethesda?
Elm Street Parking is north of the entrance, Bethesda Avenue Parking is on the south side of the avenue, and Montgomery County parking has limited spots for drop-offs and short visits.
Can I drive myself home from Lumin Health Bethesda?
No. For your safety, patients are not permitted to drive themselves home after treatment, and you can't drive until the next day after a night's sleep. Arrange a friend or family member, a rideshare, or public transit.
Does insurance cover ketamine or Spravato treatment in Bethesda, MD?
Esketamine (Spravato) is covered by Medicare and most major commercial insurance plans. Our Bethesda team verifies your benefits before your first appointment.
What treatments are available at Lumin Health Bethesda?
Our Bethesda center offers esketamine (Spravato) and IM ketamine therapy for treatment-resistant depression, anxiety disorders, PTSD, and OCD under the supervision of Dr. Benjamin Yudkoff, MD, MA.
How do I contact Lumin Health in Bethesda?
Call our Bethesda team or submit a request through our website. We serve patients in Bethesda, Washington DC, McLean, Chevy Chase, Rockville, and Potomac.
Does Lumin Health Bethesda accept Medicare?
Yes. Esketamine (Spravato) is covered under Medicare Part B at our Bethesda location. Our team will verify your specific coverage before your first appointment.
Do you offer ketamine therapy in Bethesda?
Yes. Lumin Health Bethesda offers intramuscular ketamine treatment and esketamine (Spravato) at 4825 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 200, in Bethesda Row. Ketamine is an evidence-based, off-label application of a medicine in medical use for over 50 years. Every session is psychiatrist-led with continuous vital-sign monitoring.
How much does ketamine treatment cost in Bethesda, and does insurance cover it?
Esketamine (Spravato) is covered by Medicare and most private plans in Maryland, including CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare, Tricare and Humana; cost typically aligns with a standard office-visit copay. Intramuscular ketamine is $500 per session — most commercial insurers do not cover off-label ketamine, and we provide a Superbill for out-of-network PPO benefits.
What is the difference between ketamine and Spravato?
Esketamine (Spravato) is the S-enantiomer of ketamine, given as a nasal spray, and is FDA-approved for adults with treatment-resistant depression and for major depressive disorder with acute suicidal ideation. Off-label ketamine is a racemic mixture of S- and R-ketamine, given at Lumin Health Bethesda as an intramuscular injection. Side-effect profiles are the same; the practical differences are FDA labeling and insurance coverage.
How do I get to Lumin Health Bethesda, and what happens at a first appointment?
We are at 4825 Bethesda Avenue, Suite 200 in Bethesda Row — a seven-minute walk from Bethesda Metro on the Red Line, with garage parking below. Your first visit is a full psychiatric evaluation, not a treatment session: your history, what you have tried, current medications and a blood-pressure baseline. Most people begin treatment within about two weeks. You cannot drive yourself home after a session.
What is the difference between ketamine and esketamine (Spravato)?
Esketamine (Spravato) is one of the two mirror-image molecules in ketamine, made as a nasal spray. It is FDA-approved for adults with treatment-resistant depression and for major depressive disorder with acute suicidal ideation, so most insurance plans cover it for people who meet their criteria. You take the spray yourself at our office, and our clinical team monitors you for two hours or more afterward, as the FDA requires. Ketamine contains both molecules. It is not FDA-approved for depression, so its use is off-label and usually self-pay – but is still safe, effective, and is used as “standard of care” for treatment despite being off-label. At Lumin Health, ketamine is given as an intramuscular (IM) injection; we do not offer IV ketamine. Both work on the brain’s glutamate system, and our team will help you decide which fits your condition, history and insurance.
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