Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $205.44 to $18,447.52, with a median of $673.40. The lowest listed price is at Mission Hospital Regional Med Center — $467.96 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $828.80 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 96130, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center lowest Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL QHP 1ST HR CDM | $205.44 | $428.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center lowest Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC TH PSY T/E MD/QHP 1STHR CRISIS | $205.44 | $428.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC TH PSY T/E MD/QHP 1STHR CRISIS | $212.16 | $442.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL QHP 1ST HR CDM | $212.16 | $442.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC TH PSY T/E MD/QHP 1STHR CRISIS | $309.12 | $644.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL QHP 1ST HR CDM | $309.12 | $644.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $673.40 | $1,295.00 | — | 48% | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 1 | $2,580.01 | $3,969.24 | $9,088.30–$13,492.72 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Surgical Services | $18,447.52 | $28,380.80 | $4,443.39 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $205.44, median $673.40, highest $18,447.52 — a 89.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $673.40. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
What it is
This code covers the first hour of a psychologist's or physician's work on psychological testing: choosing tests, interpreting results, writing the report and reviewing the findings with the patient. It is often part of an ADHD, learning or mood evaluation.
What the price covers
The price covers the first hour of evaluation work. Each additional hour is billed with an add-on code (96131), and giving and scoring the tests is billed under separate codes.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 96130 ($272.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CAHC PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL QHP 1ST HR CDM | $3.10 | file |