Psychiatric evaluation cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $160.65 to $1,649.95, with a median of $905.30. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $744.65 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $266.38 at 28 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 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Psych Consult | $160.65 | $459.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $1,649.95 | $1,649.95 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $160.65, median $905.30, highest $1,649.95 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $905.30. 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.