Psychiatric evaluation cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services as an inpatient: from $82.40 to $344.17, 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 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 90791, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $88.80 | $222.00 | — | 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 PSYCH DIAG EVAL IOP 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 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 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 CRISIS TELEH 90791 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL CDM | $226.08 | $471.00 | — | 52% | Apr 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 - 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 - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 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 - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 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 |
| Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center Los Angeles, CA · (213) 666-0171 Psychiatric Diagnostic Interview | $344.17 | $344.17 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $82.40, median $318.24, highest $344.17 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $318.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 |