Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 27 hospitals list a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $265.20 to $1,439.66, with a median of $352.97. The lowest listed price is at Jps Health Network — $87.77 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $306.83 at 75 hospitals.
- The median here, $352.97, is 14% above the US median of $310.95.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Dallas, TX ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Texas by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 13 cities for code 96130, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Oct 30, 2026.
Lowest$265.20Jps Health Network
Median$352.97half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,439.66in this market
Difference5.4×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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
median
Lowest $265.20Highest $1,439.66
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jps Health Network lowest Fort Worth, TX · (817) 921-3431 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP 1ST HR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.20 | $442.00 | — | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX · (972) 579-8100 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $62.22–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $102.89–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $206.06–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $45.25–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 926-2544 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $90.51–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX · (817) 481-1588 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $84.85–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $72.63–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX · (972) 412-2273 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $62.22–$777.56 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX · (972) 963-3333 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $90.51–$777.56 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-2000 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $67.88–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX · (940) 220-0600 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $339.40 | $565.66 | $62.22–$896.51 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (972) 923-7000 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $352.97 | $588.29 | $88.24–$922.79 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 742-2200 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $352.97 | $588.29 | $100.01–$922.79 | 40% |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 820-8082 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Oct 29, 2026 · source file | $352.97 | $588.29 | $100.01–$922.79 | 40% |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX · (945) 339-0500 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Oct 30, 2026 · source file | $352.97 | $588.29 | $164.72–$922.79 | 40% |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 324-6100 DFW BARIATRIC PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST BCE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $358.36 | $527.00 | $47.43–$458.51 | 32% |
| Parkland Health Dallas, TX · (214) 590-8000 Evaluation of psychological test first hour+1 more line at this price File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $526.00 | $1,315.00 | $87.16–$1,062.93 | 60% |
| Medical City Plano Plano, TX · (972) 596-6800 PSTST EVL PHYQHP 1STHR+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $604.37 | $604.37 | $42.31–$740.17 | — |
| Medical City Frisco Frisco, TX · (972) 596-6800 Psychological testing evaluation services by physician or other qualified health care professional, including integration of patient data, interpretation of standardized test results and clinical data +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $604.37 | $604.37 | $81.59–$740.17 | — |
| Childrens Medical Center Plano Plano, TX · (214) 456-1792 Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $633.75 | $845.00 | $168.58–$819.65 | 25% |
| Childrens Medical Center of Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 456-7000 Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $633.75 | $845.00 | $177.45–$819.65 | 25% |
| Medical Ctiy Argyle Argyle, TX · (940) 384-3535 PSTST EVL PHYQHP 1STHR+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $798.06 | $798.06 | $55.86–$798.06 | — |
| Medical City Denton Denton, TX · (940) 384-3535 PSTST EVL PHYQHP 1STHR+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $798.06 | $798.06 | $55.86–$798.06 | — |
| Cook Childrens Medical Center - Prosper Prosper, TX · (945) 204-4100 HC PSYCH TEST EVAL PHD INIT HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $868.85 | $1,158.46 | $385.07–$1,065.78 | 25% |
| Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth, TX · (682) 885-4000 HC PSYCH TEST EVAL PHD INIT HOUR File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $868.85 | $1,158.46 | $91.36–$130.52 | 25% |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC PSYCH TEST EVAL BY PHYS 1ST HR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,439.66 | $1,439.66 | — | — |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $265.20, median $352.97, highest $1,439.66 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $339.40. 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 21 of 25 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.
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