Psychiatric evaluation cost in San Jose, CA
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for psychiatric evaluation with medical services: from $291.60 to $2,178.40, with a median of $2,178.40. The lowest listed price is at Stanford Health Care — $1,886.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $396.00 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 90792, 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 San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Health Care lowest Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Diag Interview W/Med Svcs | $291.60 | $729.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 Psych Diag Eval W/Med Srvcs | $571.00 | $1,142.00 | $180.69–$647.70 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL W/MEDICAL SERVICES | $2,178.40 | $3,890.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL W/MEDICAL SERVICES | $2,178.40 | $3,890.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $291.60, median $2,178.40, highest $2,178.40 — a 7.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $2,178.40. 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
A psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatrist or nurse practitioner, with the option to prescribe medicine.
What the price covers
The price is for one session or evaluation.