Psychiatric evaluation cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $46.20 to $900.18, with a median of $160.80. The lowest price is at Deaconess Henderson Hospital (Henderson). The highest price is 19.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $160.80, is 38% below the US median of $257.70.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Kentucky ranks 6th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 41 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$46.20Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Median$160.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$900.18in Kentucky
Lowest saves$114.60vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital lowest Henderson · Henderson, KY HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $46.20 | $154.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $59.65 | $170.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL PROF | $83.50 | $167.00 | Jan 12, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB PSYCH DIAG EVALUATION | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PSYCH DIAG EVALUATION | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PSYCH DIAG EVALUATION | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PSYCH DIAG EVALUATION | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PSYCH DIAG EVALUATION | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB PSYCH DIAG EVALUATION | $96.40 | $482.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG PSYCH EVAL (FACILITY FEE) | $110.15 | $275.36 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $113.40 | $189.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $126.00 | $168.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $130.00 | $325.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY TH PSYCHIATRIC DIAG EVAL | $139.12 | $268.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY TH PSYCHIATRIC DIAG EVAL | $139.80 | $233.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SC | $156.00 | $260.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SC | $156.00 | $260.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SC | $156.00 | $260.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY TH PSYCHIATRIC DIAG EVAL | $160.80 | $268.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY TH PSYCHIATRIC DIAG EVAL | $160.80 | $268.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY TH PSYCHIATRIC DIAG EVAL | $160.80 | $268.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SC | $208.80 | $348.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL SC | $219.00 | $365.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY EVAL/ASSESS NO MEDIC | $243.75 | $375.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $245.50 | $491.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $273.65 | $421.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $273.65 | $421.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $294.09 | $607.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $304.20 | $507.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $314.93 | $750.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Php Psych Evaluation | $348.60 | $581.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $356.18 | $750.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $534.99 | $1,337.48 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $831.49 | $1,108.65 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $831.49 | $1,108.65 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $831.49 | $1,108.65 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $831.49 | $1,108.65 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $831.49 | $1,108.65 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $831.49 | $1,108.65 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $831.49 | $1,108.65 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY PSY DX EVAL | $900.18 | $900.18 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 7 | $96.40 | $96.40 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $130.00 | $356.18 |
| Corbin, KY | 3 | $59.65 | $156.00 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 2 | $139.12 | $149.96 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $348.60 | $590.04 |
| Pikeville, KY | 2 | $156.00 | $187.50 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $294.09 | $562.79 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $160.80 | $160.80 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $304.20 | $304.20 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $273.65 | $273.65 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $831.49 | $831.49 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $900.18 | $900.18 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $273.65 | $273.65 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $245.50 | $245.50 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $83.50 | $83.50 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $156.00 | $156.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $208.80 | $208.80 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $160.80 | $160.80 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $110.15 | $110.15 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $96.40 | $96.40 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $243.75 | $243.75 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $113.40 | $113.40 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $139.80 | $139.80 |
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
- Iowa$238.00
- Kansas$196.75
- 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.