Psychiatric evaluation cost in Houston, TX
In Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX, 14 hospitals list a cash price for psychiatric evaluation with medical services: from $154.17 to $968.50, with a median of $968.50. The lowest listed price is at Harris Health and 1 other hospital — $814.33 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $328.28 at 84 hospitals.
- The median here, $968.50, is 253% above the US median of $274.30.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Houston, TX ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 11 cities for code 90792, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 24, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Health lowest Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYCH DIAG EVAL W/MED SRVCS+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $154.17 | $234.00 | $58.97–$187.20 | 34% |
| Harris Health lowest Taub Loop Houston, TX · (713) 873-2000 ECHG PSY CLINIC - PSYCH DIAG EVAL W/MED SRVCS+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $154.17 | $234.00 | $58.97–$187.20 | 34% |
| Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center Liberty, TX · (936) 336-7316 Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation, W/medical Services Ldh_tx source file | $433.00 | $618.00 | $371.00–$587.00 | 30% |
| Voyages Behavioral Health of Conroe West Conroe, TX MCPsych Diag Eval w/ Med Svcs File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $614.69 | $614.69 | $153.67–$461.02 | — |
| Voyages of Sugar Land South Sugar Land, TX MCPsych Diag Eval w/ Med Svcs File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $614.69 | $614.69 | $153.67–$461.02 | — |
| The Methodist Hospital Houston, TX · (713) 790-2221 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $635.50 | $1,271.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX · (281) 477-1000 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX · (936) 270-2000 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX · (281) 333-5503 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX · (281) 420-8600 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX · (346) 618-1506 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist West Houston Hospital Houston, TX · (832) 522-1000 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
| Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX · (281) 274-8000 HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
| Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX HC PSYCH DIAGNOST EVAL W MED ADMI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $968.50 | $1,937.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $154.17, median $968.50, highest $968.50 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $968.50. 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 3 of 5 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.