Psychiatric evaluation cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $47.60 to $585.00, with a median of $238.00. The lowest price is at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down (Iowa City) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 12.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $238.00, is 8% below the US median of $257.70.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Iowa ranks 23rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 37 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90791. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$47.60University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down + 1 more
Median$238.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$585.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$190.40vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down lowest Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB EVALUATION (HSP/PHYS) | $47.60 | $68.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics lowest Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB EVALUATION (HSP/PHYS) | $47.60 | $68.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $54.60 | $78.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $83.75 | $125.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center Sumner · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $98.00 | $122.50 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $105.00 | $150.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA F MFM OP Psychiatric Evaluation | $114.30 | $381.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE | $119.16 | $148.95 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $129.86 | $302.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $130.95 | $135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shenandoah Medical Center Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $140.40 | $216.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $180.00 | $225.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $181.20 | $453.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $185.25 | $285.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $185.60 | $232.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $186.75 | $249.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION | $195.50 | $230.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ARC EVAL - IN HOUSE | $235.20 | $392.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA COC Screeening 90791 | $238.00 | $238.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL GHS ARC EVAL - IN HOUSE | $262.20 | $437.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $263.71 | $329.63 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $263.71 | $329.63 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $266.25 | $355.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $273.57 | $341.96 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $282.05 | $352.56 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $302.25 | $403.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $304.00 | $304.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA HCHG 90791 PSYC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL MNTL | $305.91 | $515.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Guttenberg Municipal Hospital Guttenberg · Guttenberg, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $307.20 | $384.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE | $324.59 | $405.73 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $339.95 | $523.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $370.50 | $570.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE | $371.84 | $464.79 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL NON-COVERED | $371.84 | $464.79 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL NON-COVERED | $481.87 | $602.33 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $557.70 | $858.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $585.00 | $900.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 4 | $98.00 | $410.70 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $235.20 | $262.20 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $238.00 | $370.50 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $83.75 | $193.88 |
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $47.60 | $47.60 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $114.30 | $122.08 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $185.60 | $185.60 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $302.25 | $302.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $119.16 | $119.16 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $181.20 | $181.20 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $266.25 | $266.25 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $282.05 | $282.05 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $185.25 | $185.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $324.59 | $324.59 |
| Guttenberg, IA | 1 | $307.20 | $307.20 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $195.50 | $195.50 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $263.71 | $263.71 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $339.95 | $339.95 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $371.84 | $371.84 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $140.40 | $140.40 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $130.95 | $130.95 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $273.57 | $273.57 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $186.75 | $186.75 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $305.91 | $305.91 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What psychiatric evaluation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Psychiatric evaluation explained.
Mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services in other states
- Alabama$131.10
- Alaska$385.00
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$147.20
- California$383.35
- Colorado$778.02
- Connecticut$337.02
- District of Columbia$398.44, 2 hospitals
- Florida$258.20
- Georgia$536.25
- Hawaii$408.00, 1 hospital
- Idaho$235.74
- Illinois$262.20
- Indiana$251.00
- Kansas$196.75
- Kentucky$160.80
- Louisiana$118.41
- Maine$225.00
- Maryland$351.60
- Massachusetts$302.00
- Michigan$224.00
- Minnesota$256.43
- Mississippi$161.51
- Missouri$214.21
- Montana$220.80
- Nebraska$204.16
- Nevada$318.50
- New Hampshire$506.26
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$225.60
- New York$254.00
- North Carolina$156.00
- North Dakota$276.94
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$184.45
- Oregon$303.45
- Pennsylvania$266.50
- Rhode Island$174.60
- South Carolina$307.80
- South Dakota$307.20
- Tennessee$130.46
- Texas$384.35
- Utah$557.44
- Vermont$199.72
- Virginia$312.00
- Washington$238.52
- West Virginia$193.13
- Wisconsin$219.45
- Wyoming$373.07
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.