Psychiatric evaluation cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $76.31 to $265.00, with a median of $252.50. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — $176.19 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $219.45 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 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 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $76.31 | $138.75 | $97.13–$131.81 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $76.31 | $138.75 | $97.13–$131.81 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC TH MH/AODA OUPT PSYCH DIAG EVAL EA ADTL 15 MIN | $113.95 | $215.00 | $183.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 30 MIN | $140.45 | $265.00 | $183.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC HP MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 30 MIN | $219.95 | $415.00 | $183.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC TELHLTH MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAG EVAL 30-60 MIN | $230.02 | $434.00 | $183.00–$427.55 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 60 MIN | $230.02 | $434.00 | $183.00–$427.55 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 60 MIN | $230.02 | $434.00 | $427.55 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC TELHLTH MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAG EVAL 30-60 MIN | $230.02 | $434.00 | $427.55 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $252.50 | $505.00 | $252.50–$503.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $252.50 | $505.00 | $252.50–$503.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $252.50 | $505.00 | $252.50–$503.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $252.50 | $505.00 | $252.50–$503.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 90 MIN | $265.00 | $500.00 | $440.50 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC HP MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 60 MIN | $408.10 | $770.00 | $183.00–$521.92 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 90 MIN | $457.92 | $864.00 | $427.55–$521.92 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC MH/AODA OUTPT PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 90 MIN | $457.92 | $864.00 | $183.00–$521.92 | 47% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $76.31, median $252.50, highest $265.00 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $252.50. 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 8 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 4 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.