Psychiatric evaluation cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $220.87 to $224.83, with a median of $222.85. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $1.98 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $266.38 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 90791, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $220.87 | $401.58 | $169.38–$290.30 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 PSYCHIATRIC DIAG EVAL | $224.83 | $607.65 | $415.13–$759.56 | 63% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $220.87, median $222.85, highest $224.83.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $222.85. 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 1 it is 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.