Doctor visits and therapy CPT 90791 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Psychiatric evaluation cost in Butler, AL — inpatient

In Butler, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services as an inpatient: from $467.40 to $467.40, with a median of $467.40. Across Alabama, the median is $137.19 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 90791, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$467.40Ochsner Choctaw General

Median$467.40half of hospitals charge less

Highest$467.40in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Butler, AL.

median

Lowest $467.40Highest $467.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Choctaw General lowest Butler, AL · (205) 459-9100 HC IOP-BMU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$467.40	$615.00	—	24%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $467.40, median $467.40, highest $467.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $467.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.