Psychiatric evaluation cost in Shreveport, LA
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $53.30 to $57.40, with a median of $55.35. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $2.05 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $121.80 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC IOP-ABU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $53.30 | $205.00 | $66.91–$376.92 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC IOP-BMU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $53.30 | $205.00 | $66.91–$376.92 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC PHP-PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $53.30 | $205.00 | $66.91–$448.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC IOP-BMU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $57.40 | $205.00 | $66.91–$370.25 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC IOP-ABU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $57.40 | $205.00 | $66.91–$370.25 | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC PHP-PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $57.40 | $205.00 | $66.91–$448.00 | 72% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $53.30, median $55.35, highest $57.40 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $55.35. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.