Psychiatric evaluation cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 18 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $82.40 to $908.17, with a median of $318.24. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $235.84 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $348.14 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 15 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $82.40 | $206.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL PHP/IOP CDM | $159.36 | $332.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL IOP CDM | $159.36 | $332.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL CDM | $159.36 | $332.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC CRISIS TELEH 90791 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL CDM | $159.36 | $332.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL CDM | $214.08 | $446.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC CRISIS TELEH 90791 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL CDM | $214.08 | $446.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL IOP CDM | $214.08 | $446.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL PHP/IOP CDM | $226.08 | $471.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL IOP CDM | $226.08 | $471.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL CDM | $226.08 | $471.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC CRISIS TELEH 90791 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL CDM | $226.08 | $471.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $227.00 | $577.60 | $128.08–$577.60 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 N/PT PSYCH DX INTERVIEW | $227.00 | $658.00 | $128.08–$658.00 | 66% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 EVAL EXAM COMP3 | $227.00 | $371.85 | $44.49–$371.85 | 39% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 EVAL EXAM LTD 2 | $227.00 | $148.30 | $44.49–$371.85 | -53% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 EVAL EXAM COMP1 | $227.00 | $371.85 | $44.49–$371.85 | 39% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL CDM | $236.95 | $677.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $318.24 | $612.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $908.17 | $1,397.19 | $200.06–$230.07 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB DIAG INTERVIEW EXAM 60 MINUTES | $908.17 | $1,397.19 | $200.06–$230.07 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $82.40, median $318.24, highest $908.17 — a 11.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $318.24. 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 3 of 4 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90791 ($313.30). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CAHC LA PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION PER MIN | $2.10 | file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CAHC LA PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION PER MIN | $3.10 | file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CAHC CRISIS TELEH 90791 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL CDM | $3.10 | file |