Psychiatric evaluation cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $210.25 to $659.12, with a median of $458.36. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $248.11 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $348.14 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 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 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC OATS-PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $210.25 | $841.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC CLN-PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $210.25 | $841.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC CD DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $210.25 | $841.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC PSY DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $210.25 | $841.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Diagnostic Interview | $257.60 | $644.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $578.00 | $1,156.00 | $224.14–$647.70 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $659.12 | $1,177.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $659.12 | $1,177.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $210.25, median $458.36, highest $659.12 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $458.36. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.