Psychiatric evaluation cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $75.00 to $291.98, with a median of $121.22. The lowest price is at Parkwest Medical Center (Knoxville). The highest price is 3.9× 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 25, 2026.
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkwest Medical Center lowest Knoxville · Knoxville, TN PSYCH DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION 90791 | $75.00 | $250.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN PF PSYCH DIAG EVAL NO MED SERV | $82.50 | $250.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $97.44 | $336.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $97.44 | $336.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $97.44 | $336.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $100.97 | $439.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $121.22 | $551.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $121.22 | $551.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $121.22 | $551.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation | $121.22 | $551.00 | — source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Louisville · Knoxville, TN PSYCH DIAG EVAL NO MED SERV | $157.50 | $250.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $159.82 | $553.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $181.44 | $336.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $291.98 | $553.00 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4 | $121.22 | $121.22 |
| Knoxville, TN | 3 | $75.00 | $82.50 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $97.44 | $139.44 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $291.98 | $291.98 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $100.97 | $100.97 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $159.82 | $159.82 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $97.44 | $97.44 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $97.44 | $97.44 |
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
- New York$213.57
- 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
- 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.