Psychiatric evaluation cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 32 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $32.48 to $377.79, with a median of $118.41. The lowest price is at East Jefferson General Hospital (Metairie) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 11.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $118.41, is 54% below the US median of $257.70.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Louisiana has the lowest median of 48 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 3 of 32 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$32.48East Jefferson General Hospital + 3 more
Median$118.41half of hospitals charge less
Highest$377.79in Louisiana
Lowest saves$85.93vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $32.48 | $232.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC IOP-ABU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $44.22 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC IOP-ABU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $53.30 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC IOP-ABU PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $53.76 | $168.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PHP-PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $57.40 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $63.42 | $453.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $66.00 | $220.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL NO MEDICAL | $95.00 | $95.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PHP-PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $97.65 | $465.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA Psychiatric diagnostic Eval | $99.00 | $165.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC PHP-PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $105.57 | $459.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $108.96 | $681.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA A diagnostic tool employed by a psychiatrist to diagnose problems with memory, thought processes, and behaviors | $115.02 | $191.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $121.80 | $290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA 90791 PSYCH DX EVAL | $138.00 | $230.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $149.50 | $299.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA NURSING ASSESSMENT | $153.20 | $383.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $166.32 | $616.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $171.82 | $781.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA OT ASSESSMENT | $182.00 | $182.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $184.10 | $263.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Opelousas General Main Campus Opelousas · Opelousas, LA PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION CHARGE | $185.00 | $370.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 90791 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation - no medical services Charge | $224.00 | $280.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC PHP-PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $236.70 | $526.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $237.75 | $317.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $240.73 | $343.90 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $292.37 | $918.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW | $300.00 | $300.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Medical Center F Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW EXAMINATION | $377.79 | $545.00 | Sep 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 8 | $32.48 | $53.82 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $53.76 | $95.00 |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $97.65 | $149.50 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $115.02 | $118.41 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $105.57 | $171.66 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $153.20 | $167.60 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $53.30 | $55.35 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $300.00 | $300.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $292.37 | $292.37 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 1 | $377.79 | $377.79 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $184.10 | $184.10 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $224.00 | $224.00 |
| Opelousas, LA | 1 | $185.00 | $185.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
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
- Kentucky$160.80
- 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.