Psychiatric evaluation cost in New York
In New York, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $37.13 to $2,475.84, with a median of $213.57. The lowest price is at Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Elmira) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 66.7× the lowest.
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 Sep 24, 2026.
Lowest$37.13Arnot Ogden Medical Center + 2 more
Median$213.57half pay less
Highest$2,475.84in New York
Lowest saves$176.44vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $37.13 | $185.64 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital lowest Bath · Corning, NY HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $37.13 | $185.64 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus lowest Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $37.13 | $185.64 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $45.61 | $720.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $45.61 | $720.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic Brief 15-29 Mins Drug Rehabilitation (Sparc) | $57.20 | $88.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC OMH OLP EVALUATION_ 15 MINS | $85.03 | $106.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $92.40 | $420.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $97.02 | $138.60 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Olp Licensed Evaluation | $99.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Olp Licensed Evaluation | $99.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Olp Licensed Evaluation | $99.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Olp Licensed Evaluation | $99.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Olp Licensed Evaluation | $99.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $110.00 | — | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $136.79 | $719.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $136.87 | $720.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $159.42 | $581.63 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY HC Fac Psychiatric Diagnosis Evaluation | $171.34 | $214.18 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY HC Fac Psychiatric Diagnosis Evaluation | $171.34 | $214.18 | — source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $181.34 | $370.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $181.34 | $371.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $181.34 | $370.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION (NORMATIVE) | $190.13 | $1,538.06 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $190.13 | $1,538.06 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION (BRIEF) | $190.13 | $1,538.06 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Psych diagnostic evaluation | $210.68 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Psych diagnostic evaluation | $210.68 | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $216.45 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC OMH PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 2ND ASSESSEMENTMINIMUM 45 MINUTES | $237.40 | $365.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $239.22 | $368.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC OMH PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 2ND ASSESSEMENTMINIMUM 45 MINUTES | $240.79 | $370.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $254.00 | $254.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $254.00 | $254.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC OMH PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 2ND ASSESSEMENTMINIMUM 45 MINUTES | $280.40 | $431.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC OASAS THIRD ASSESSMENT 30 MINS | $303.09 | $466.29 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $324.00 | $324.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $324.00 | $324.00 | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $347.00 | $347.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $348.00 | $348.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $348.00 | $348.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $348.00 | $348.00 | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC OMH PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 2ND ASSESSEMENTMINIMUM 45 MINUTES | $368.52 | $566.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC OMH PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL 2ND ASSESSEMENTMINIMUM 45 MINUTES | $368.52 | $566.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY CH 90791 PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $373.00 | $373.00 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $392.00 | $392.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $395.00 | $395.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Evaluation Psychiatric Diagnostic | $395.85 | $609.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $400.40 | $572.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $497.51 | $497.51 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $549.95 | $647.00 | — source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $570.15 | $570.15 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $614.00 | $614.00 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $623.00 | $623.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $772.42 | $772.42 | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ASSESSMENT NORMATIVE 30 MIN | $2,475.84 | $574.49 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $45.61 | $190.13 |
| Rochester, NY | 7 | $85.03 | $210.68 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $97.02 | $348.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $57.20 | $392.00 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $237.40 | $240.79 |
| Corning, NY | 2 | $37.13 | $104.24 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $37.13 | $37.13 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $216.45 | $294.72 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $239.22 | $239.22 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $171.34 | $171.34 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $623.00 | $623.00 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $92.40 | $92.40 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $347.00 | $347.00 |
What it is
This is a diagnostic evaluation by a mental health clinician, usually the first visit before therapy starts. It covers history, current symptoms, a mental status exam and a treatment plan, without medical services such as prescribing.
What the price covers
The price covers the evaluation visit. Psychological testing, follow-up therapy sessions and any facility fee at a hospital-based clinic are billed separately.
Mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services in other states
- Alabama$628.24
- Alaska$460.89
- Arizona$207.83
- Arkansas$207.48
- California$348.14
- Colorado$778.02
- Connecticut$324.80
- Delaware$246.50
- Florida$266.38
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$466.00
- Illinois$160.00
- Indiana$248.50
- Iowa$282.05
- Kansas$365.77
- Kentucky$831.49
- Louisiana$86.19
- Maine$184.25
- Maryland$325.60
- Massachusetts$268.80
- Michigan$224.00
- Minnesota$256.43
- Mississippi$173.02
- Missouri$188.63
- Montana$231.80
- Nebraska$156.14
- Nevada$193.00
- New Hampshire$69.56
- New Jersey$205.45
- New Mexico$243.55
- North Carolina$89.91
- North Dakota$260.25
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$123.95
- Oregon$303.45
- Pennsylvania$215.21
- Rhode Island$358.00
- South Carolina$253.40
- South Dakota$246.40
- Tennessee$121.22
- Texas$353.60
- Utah$387.59
- Vermont$231.62
- Virginia$312.00
- Washington$215.82
- West Virginia$189.00
- Wisconsin$219.45
- Wyoming$285.07
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.