Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $40.00 to $805.00, with a median of $314.00. The lowest price is at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center (Mattoon). The highest price is 20.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $314.00, is about the same as the US median of $310.95.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Illinois ranks 18th of 29 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 25 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. Other states' laws.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 96130. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$40.00Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center
Median$314.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$805.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$274.00vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center lowest Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $40.00 | $40.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Psych Test Eval MD/Qhp 1st Hr | $75.62 | $398.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Psych Test Eval MD/Qhp 1st Hr | $75.62 | $398.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Psych Test Eval MD/Qhp 1st Hr | $91.54 | $398.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford · Rockford, IL HC PBB PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $173.72 | $231.63 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Psychological Testing Eval Svcs Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $180.70 | $278.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Psychological Testing Eval Svcs Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $180.70 | $278.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PF-PSYCHOLOGC TESTING 1ST H | $182.70 | $261.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hr | $208.60 | $298.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING EVAL SVCS PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $314.00 | $314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING EVAL SVCS PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $314.00 | $314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING EVAL SVCS PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $314.00 | $314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING EVAL SVCS PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $314.00 | $314.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN H PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $315.70 | $451.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCH TESTING EVAL INIT HOUR | $327.50 | $655.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCH TESTING EVAL INIT HOUR | $327.50 | $655.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCH TESTING EVAL INIT HOUR | $347.50 | $695.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PSYCH TESTING EVAL, 1ST HR | $382.06 | $382.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour | $431.00 | $431.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour | $431.00 | $431.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St Hour-Pbb | $498.00 | $498.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour | $630.00 | $630.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL HC PSYCH TESTING EVAL MD/QHCP INIT HOUR | $672.48 | $934.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC PSYCH TESTING EVAL MD/QHCP INIT HOUR | $672.48 | $934.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hr | $805.00 | $1,150.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 18 | $75.62 | $314.00 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $431.00 | $431.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $630.00 | $630.00 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $672.48 | $672.48 |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $431.00 | $431.00 |
| Rockford, IL | 1 | $173.72 | $173.72 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $672.48 | $672.48 |
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 psychological testing, 1st hour is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Psychological testing, 1st hour explained.
Psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour in other states
- Alabama$135.88, 2 hospitals
- Alaska$376.59, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$294.58
- Arkansas$295.58, 2 hospitals
- California$673.40
- Colorado$434.92, 3 hospitals
- Connecticut$501.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$389.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$411.55
- Georgia$228.93
- Idaho$894.00
- Indiana$138.14
- Iowa$350.00
- Kansas$131.75
- Kentucky$221.05
- Louisiana$180.80, 4 hospitals
- Maine$147.68
- Maryland$438.23, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$455.00
- Michigan$432.35
- Minnesota$176.08
- Mississippi$135.88
- Missouri$229.85
- Montana$266.40
- Nebraska$243.75, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$497.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$344.68
- New Mexico$203.40, 1 hospital
- New York$347.38
- North Carolina$188.35
- North Dakota$306.00, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$423.75
- Oklahoma$634.88, 1 hospital
- Oregon$267.65
- Pennsylvania$577.04
- Rhode Island$340.38, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.26
- Tennessee$150.71
- Texas$306.83
- Utah$310.17, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$305.50
- Washington$219.36
- West Virginia$243.14, 3 hospitals
- Wisconsin$250.49
- Wyoming$246.95, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.