Psychiatric evaluation cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 23 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $102.50 to $1,297.00, with a median of $307.80. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center (Cades). The highest price is 12.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $307.80, is 19% above the US median of $257.70.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- South Carolina ranks 35th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 23 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$102.50MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$307.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,297.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$205.30vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades · Cades, SC HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $102.50 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $139.00 | $278.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $142.00 | $284.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $142.00 | $284.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $174.50 | $349.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Cannon Pickens · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $174.50 | $349.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $174.50 | $349.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Psychiatric Diag Evaluation | $289.21 | $482.01 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Psychiatric Diag Evaluation | $289.21 | $482.01 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC Pbb Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $307.80 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Pbb Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $307.80 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC Pbb Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $307.80 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC Pbb Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $307.80 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC Pbb Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $307.80 | $513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Psychiatric Diag Evaluation | $337.41 | $482.01 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Psych Evaluation | $364.80 | $608.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $494.00 | $988.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC PSY DX EVAL | $508.00 | $508.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC PSYCH DIAG EVAL | $834.75 | $1,113.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC PSYCH DIAG EVAL | $834.75 | $1,113.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson · Charleston-North Charleston, SC PSY DX EVAL | $1,297.00 | $1,297.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $1,297.00 | $1,297.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | $1,297.00 | $1,297.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 5 | $174.50 | $174.50 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 4 | $142.00 | $1,297.00 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 3 | $139.00 | $834.75 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $307.80 | $307.80 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $289.21 | $313.31 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $289.21 | $289.21 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $102.50 | $102.50 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $494.00 | $494.00 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $307.80 | $307.80 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $508.00 | $508.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 |
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
- 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 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.