Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $284.90 to $990.86, with a median of $637.88. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $352.98 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $538.20 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $284.90 | $814.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC PSYCH TEST EVAL BY PHYS 1ST HR | $990.86 | $990.86 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $284.90, median $637.88, highest $990.86 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $637.88. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.