Psychiatric evaluation cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $72.50 to $625.35, with a median of $156.00. The lowest price is at Atrium Health Anson (Wadesboro) and 10 other hospitals. The highest price is 8.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $156.00, is 39% below the US median of $257.70.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- North Carolina ranks 5th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 31 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$72.50Atrium Health Anson + 10 more
Median$156.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$625.35in North Carolina
Lowest saves$83.50vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Anson lowest Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Behavioral Health lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland lowest Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln lowest Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union lowest Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast lowest Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center lowest Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $72.50 | $145.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $89.91 | $333.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $89.91 | $333.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Psych Diagnostic Eval | $139.44 | $249.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Psych Diagnostic Eval | $142.24 | $254.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $156.00 | $312.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC FAC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $165.00 | $330.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Initial Psych Assessment | $171.00 | $342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC 90791 PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVAL CHARGE | $174.72 | $249.60 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $175.00 | $250.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Psych Diagnostic Eval | $186.48 | $333.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Psych Diagnostic Eval | $195.44 | $349.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Psych Diagnostic Eval | $267.65 | $505.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Psych Diagnostic Eval | $267.65 | $505.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $297.00 | $297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $308.18 | $811.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Mental Health & Well-Being Hospital - WakeBrook Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $308.18 | $811.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $308.18 | $811.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $466.28 | $1,165.71 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Asheville · Asheville, NC PSY DX EVAL | $625.35 | $625.35 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital McDowell Marion · Marion, NC PSY DX EVAL | $625.35 | $625.35 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 9 | $72.50 | $72.50 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 4 | $89.91 | $308.18 |
| Asheville, NC | 2 | $297.00 | $461.18 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 2 | $156.00 | $160.50 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $142.24 | $142.24 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $72.50 | $72.50 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $89.91 | $89.91 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $186.48 | $186.48 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $466.28 | $466.28 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $267.65 | $267.65 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $175.00 | $175.00 |
| Marion, NC | 1 | $625.35 | $625.35 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $195.44 | $195.44 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $72.50 | $72.50 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $174.72 | $174.72 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $139.44 | $139.44 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $267.65 | $267.65 |
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
- 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 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.