Psychiatric evaluation cost in Santa Rosa, CA
In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $212.16 to $659.12, with a median of $226.44. The lowest listed price is at Healdsburg Hospital — $14.28 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $348.14 at 67 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 90791 PSYCH DIAG EVAL RHC | $212.16 | $416.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL PHP/IOP CDM | $226.44 | $444.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL IOP CDM | $226.44 | $444.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL CDM | $226.44 | $444.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PR 90791 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $544.68 | $1,068.00 | — | 49% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $659.12 | $1,177.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $212.16, median $226.44, highest $659.12 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $226.44. 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.