Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $650.00 to $828.80, with a median of $828.80. The lowest listed price is at California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital and 1 other hospital — $178.80 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $673.40 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $828.80, is 167% above the US median of $310.95.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- San Francisco, CA ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 96130, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG PSYC TEST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST HR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $650.00 | $650.00 | — | — |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 600-6000 HCHG PSYC TEST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST HR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $650.00 | $650.00 | — | — |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond, CA · (510) 752-1000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% |
Outpatient: lowest $650.00, median $828.80, highest $828.80 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $828.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What psychological testing, 1st hour is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Psychological testing, 1st hour explained.