Psychiatric evaluation cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $198.00 to $417.28, with a median of $358.00. The lowest listed price is at Landmark Medical Center — $160.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $358.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 Sep 1, 2026 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landmark Medical Center lowest Woonsocket, RI · (401) 769-4100 Hc Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $198.00 | $625.20 | $33.26–$593.94 | 68% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCH DIAG EVAL SW HASBRO | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCH DIAG EVAL RN HASBRO | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSY EVAL 60 MIN RN BEACON HASBRO | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCH EVAL 60 MIN RN BEACON | $326.00 | $326.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC PR PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $358.00 | $358.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC PR PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $358.00 | $358.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PR PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $358.00 | $358.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SW | $375.00 | $375.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL RN | $375.00 | $375.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PSY DX EVALUATION TRICARE | $377.00 | $377.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $402.00 | $402.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $417.28 | $417.28 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL PHD | $448.00 | $448.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL PA | $448.00 | $448.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL MD | $493.00 | $493.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL MD | $493.00 | $493.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $198.00, median $358.00, highest $417.28 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $358.00. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.