Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in San Jose, CA — inpatient
In San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour as an inpatient: from $229.25 to $828.80, with a median of $740.00. The lowest listed price is at El Camino Hospital — $510.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $828.80 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 96130, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Camino Hospital lowest Mountain View, CA · (650) 940-7000 HC PSYCH TST EVAL BY MD, INCL INTERP, DATA, CLIN DECISION MAKING, TRTMNT PLAN AND REPORT;FIRST HR | $229.25 | $917.00 | — | 75% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · (650) 723-4000 HC Psycl tst eval phys/qh | $651.20 | $1,628.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose, CA · (408) 972-7000 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara, CA · (408) 236-6400 PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $828.80 | $1,480.00 | — | 44% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $229.25, median $740.00, highest $828.80 — a 3.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $740.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.