Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $208.00 to $635.10, with a median of $350.00. The lowest price is at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Mason City). The highest price is 3.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $350.00, is 13% above the US median of $310.95.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Iowa ranks 21st of 29 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 96130. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$208.00MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center
Median$350.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$635.10in Iowa
Lowest saves$142.00vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center lowest Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Psychological Evaluation Physician/Qualified Health Professional 1st Hour | $208.00 | $320.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $318.00 | $318.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $338.25 | $451.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1st | $350.00 | $350.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC PSYCHOLOGIST FIRST HOUR | $408.10 | $583.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST EVAL SVC PSYCHOLOGIST FIRST HOUR | $408.10 | $583.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC PSYCH TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $635.10 | $793.87 | Jan 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa City, IA | 2 | $408.10 | $408.10 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $635.10 | $635.10 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $338.25 | $338.25 |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $318.00 | $318.00 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 1 | $350.00 | $350.00 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $208.00 | $208.00 |
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 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
- Illinois$314.00
- Indiana$138.14
- 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.