Psychiatric evaluation cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 19 hospitals list a cash price for psychiatric evaluation with medical services: from $123.30 to $1,188.75, with a median of $452.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $328.70 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $364.00 at 21 hospitals.
- The median here, $452.00, is 65% above the US median of $274.30.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- 13 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 14 cities for code 90792, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 13, 2026 and Sep 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Eval W/Medical Services File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $123.30 | $274.00 | $27.84–$512.54 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Eval W/Medical Services File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $147.26 | $327.25 | $38.95–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Eval W/Medical Services File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $184.89 | $410.86 | $40.19–$475.07 | 55% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Telemed Psych Diag Eval W/Med Srvcs+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $238.70 | $341.00 | $31.64–$404.56 | 30% |
| Northeast Hospital Beverly, MA · (978) 922-3000 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $247.00 | $247.00 | — | — |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Eval W/Medical Services File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.80 | $384.00 | $41.74–$530.75 | 30% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Diagnostic Eval, With Medical+1 more line at this price File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $300.00 | $300.00 | $11.72–$300.00 | — |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 DIAGNOSTIC EVAL W MED SERVICE File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $308.25 | $411.00 | $189.62–$411.00 | 25% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $440.00 | $440.00 | — | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $452.00 | $452.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $472.00 | $472.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $472.00 | $472.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $472.00 | $472.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $472.00 | $472.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $501.00 | $501.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $755.00 | $755.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC PSYCH DIAG EVAL W MED SVCS File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $762.00 | $762.00 | — | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 PSY DX EVAL W/ MED SVC File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,188.75 | $1,188.75 | $36.73–$1,129.31 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 PSY DX EVAL W/ MED SVC File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,188.75 | $1,188.75 | $36.73–$1,129.31 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $123.30, median $452.00, highest $1,188.75 — a 9.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $440.00. 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 6 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 psychiatric evaluation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Psychiatric evaluation explained.