Psychiatric evaluation cost in Virginia Beach, VA
In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 8 hospitals list a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $100.20 to $336.60, with a median of $312.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center — $211.80 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $312.00 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 Mar 17, 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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center lowest Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Psych Evaluation | $100.20 | $167.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC Php Psych Evaluation | $280.20 | $467.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Psych Evaluation | $280.20 | $467.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC Php Psych Evaluation | $280.20 | $467.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Initial Psych Assessment | $312.00 | $624.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Initial Psych Assessment | $312.00 | $624.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Initial Psych Assessment | $312.00 | $624.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Initial Psych Assessment | $312.00 | $624.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Initial Psych Assessment | $312.00 | $624.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Initial Psych Assessment | $312.00 | $624.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC * | $336.60 | $374.00 | $78.00–$355.30 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 PB-PSYCH DIAG INTRVW | $541.59 | $601.77 | $78.00–$571.68 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 PSYCH DIAG INTRVW | $541.59 | $601.77 | $78.00–$571.68 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 URG-PSYCH DIAG INTRVW | $541.59 | $601.77 | $78.00–$571.68 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 OB-PSYCH DIAG INTRVW | $541.59 | $601.77 | $78.00–$571.68 | 10% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $100.20, median $312.00, highest $336.60 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $312.00. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90791 ($313.30). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VAPSY DGNTIC EVLUAT | $18.41 | file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VAPSYCH DIAG EVAL | $18.41 | file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VAPSYCH DIAG EVL | $18.41 | file |