Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $112.99 to $1,282.64, with a median of $344.68. The lowest price is at Trinitas Regional Medical Center (Elizabeth). The highest price is 11.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $344.68, is 11% above the US median of $310.95.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- New Jersey ranks 19th of 29 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Why New Jersey prices look low: under state law (P.L.2008, c.60), a hospital may not charge an uninsured New Jersey resident whose family income is below 500% of the federal poverty level more than 115% of what Medicare pays for the same service. If that is you, ask the hospital's billing office to apply this limit; a separate physician fee may still apply. 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$112.99Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Median$344.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,282.64in New Jersey
Lowest saves$231.69vs the median
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tst Psychlgcl by Psycho 1st Hr | $112.99 | $602.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Tst Psychlgcl by Psycho 1st Hr | $131.71 | $602.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Psycl Test Eval Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $244.00 | $244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Psycl Test Eval Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $244.00 | $244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Specialized Hospital Mountainside · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Psych Test Eval 1st Hr | $249.50 | $499.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $279.37 | — | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $311.40 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $311.40 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $340.32 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $344.68 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $344.68 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $344.68 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $344.98 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $344.98 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $366.72 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $366.72 | $692.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Psycl Test Eval Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $474.05 | $732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Psycl Test Eval Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $545.16 | $732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Psycl Test Eval Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $545.16 | $732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Psycl Test Eval Phys/Qhp 1st Hr | $545.16 | $732.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Evaluation of psychological test, first hour | $1,282.64 | $1,282.64 | Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 19 | $112.99 | $344.68 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $545.16 | $545.16 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $279.37 | $279.37 |
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
- Mississippi$135.88
- Missouri$229.85
- Montana$266.40
- Nebraska$243.75, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$497.00, 1 hospital
- 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.