Psychiatric evaluation cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 8 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $159.93 to $342.20, with a median of $342.20. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Seton — $182.27 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $353.60 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 90791, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 3, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton lowest Luling, TX · (830) 875-7000 PSYCH DIAG EVAL | $159.93 | $444.25 | $120.81–$127.50 | 64% | — source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $187.22–$370.72 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC VIDEO VISIT, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $114.07–$513.31 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $113.00–$513.31 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC VIDEO VISIT, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $108.36–$456.27 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX · (512) 352-7611 HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $108.36–$456.27 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC VIDEO VISIT, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $62.74–$513.31 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX · (512) 654-6100 HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $62.74–$513.31 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC VIDEO VISIT, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $108.36–$427.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX · (512) 654-2100 HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $108.36–$427.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC VIDEO VISIT, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $68.44–$427.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX · (737) 999-6200 HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $68.44–$427.75 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC VIDEO VISIT, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $114.07–$513.31 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC VIDEO VISIT, PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $187.22–$370.72 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX · (512) 509-0401 HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $342.20 | $570.34 | $113.00–$513.31 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $159.93, median $342.20, highest $342.20 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $342.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is a diagnostic evaluation by a mental health clinician, usually the first visit before therapy starts. It covers history, current symptoms, a mental status exam and a treatment plan, without medical services such as prescribing.
What the price covers
The price covers the evaluation visit. Psychological testing, follow-up therapy sessions and any facility fee at a hospital-based clinic are billed separately.