Psychiatric evaluation cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for mental health diagnostic evaluation (intake), without medical services: from $154.25 to $243.60, with a median of $193.13. The lowest price is at Preston Memorial Hospital (Kingwood). The highest price is 1.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $193.13, is 25% below the US median of $257.65.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- West Virginia ranks 11th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 7 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$154.25Preston Memorial Hospital
Median$193.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$243.60in West Virginia
Lowest saves$38.88vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Memorial Hospital lowest Kingwood · Morgantown, WV MAT PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVAL | $154.25 | $308.50 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION | $163.50 | $327.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 90791 Psych Diagnostic Eval W/O Med M | $167.30 | $167.30 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV Psychiatric Diag. Evaluation | $193.13 | $257.50 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 90791 Psych Diagnostic Eval W/O Med Mgmt | $220.00 | $220.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Psych Diagnostic Evaluation | $243.54 | $405.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV PSYCH DIAGNOSTI EVAL | $243.60 | $348.00 | Nov 13, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $167.30 | $193.65 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $243.60 | $243.60 |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $193.13 | $193.13 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $163.50 | $163.50 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $154.25 | $154.25 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $243.54 | $243.54 |
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$206.48
- 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$248.50
- 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 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
- Wisconsin$219.45
- Wyoming$373.07
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.