Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 13 hospitals list a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $128.20 to $645.00, with a median of $645.00. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Oakland and 2 other hospitals — $516.80 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $432.35 at 36 hospitals.
- The median here, $645.00, is 107% above the US median of $310.95.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- 10 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 13 cities for code 96130, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Oakland lowest Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Psychological Eval 1st Hour 96130 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $128.20 | $256.40 | $170.34–$485.92 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region lowest Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Psychological Eval 1st Hour 96130 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $128.20 | $256.40 | $170.34–$485.92 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb lowest Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Psychological Eval 1st Hour 96130 File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $128.20 | $256.40 | $170.34–$485.92 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $296.91 | $118.00 | $82.60–$494.85 | -152% |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $296.91 | $118.00 | $68.81–$395.88 | -152% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills, MI · (248) 471-8000 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn, MI · (313) 593-7125 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak, MI · (248) 898-5400 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of May 1, 2026 · source file | $645.00 | $645.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $128.20, median $645.00, highest $645.00 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $645.00. 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 5 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 3 it is 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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