Psychiatric evaluation cost in Fresno, CA
In Fresno, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $429.60 to $659.12, with a median of $429.60. The lowest listed price is at Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $348.14 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 90791, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 15, 2026 and Jun 18, 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 Fresno, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center lowest Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $429.60 | $537.00 | $129.04–$590.70 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $429.60 | $537.00 | $134.25–$590.70 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $429.60 | $537.00 | $134.25–$590.70 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $429.60 | $537.00 | $134.25–$590.70 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $659.12 | $1,177.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $429.60, median $429.60, highest $659.12 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $429.60. 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 2 of 2 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.