Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $135.88 to $188.32, with a median of $135.88. The lowest price is at Clay County Medical (West Point) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 1.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $135.88, is 56% below the US median of $310.95.
- That is 0.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Mississippi ranks 2nd of 29 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 Oct 28, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$135.88Clay County Medical + 5 more
Median$135.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$188.32in Mississippi
Lowest saves$0.00vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clay County Medical lowest West Point · West Point, MS HC PSYCH TEST/EVALU 1ST HOUR | $135.88 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center lowest Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC PSYCH TEST/EVALU 1ST HOUR | $135.88 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory lowest Amory · Amory, MS HC PSYCH TEST/EVALU 1ST HOUR | $135.88 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah lowest Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC PSYCH TEST/EVALU 1ST HOUR | $135.88 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services lowest Iuka · Iuka, MS HC PSYCH TEST/EVALU 1ST HOUR | $135.88 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed lowest Eupora · Starkville, MS HC PSYCH TEST/EVALU 1ST HOUR | $135.88 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1st | $188.32 | $856.00 | Mar 19, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amory, MS | 1 | $135.88 | $135.88 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $135.88 | $135.88 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $188.32 | $188.32 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $135.88 | $135.88 |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $135.88 | $135.88 |
| Tupelo, MS | 1 | $135.88 | $135.88 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $135.88 | $135.88 |
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
- 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
- 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.