Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $111.60 to $1,604.00, with a median of $577.04. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 14.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $577.04, is 86% above the US median of $310.95.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Pennsylvania ranks 27th of 29 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 14 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$111.60Meadville Medical Center
Median$577.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,604.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$465.44vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadville Medical Center lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $111.60 | $186.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $126.00 | $210.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA PSYCH TESTING FIRST HOUR | $265.20 | $442.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA PSYCHE TESTING EVAL 1ST HR TC | $387.00 | $1,075.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC PSYCH TEST MD/PHD 1ST HR | $424.80 | $708.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA PSYCOLOGICAL TEST EVAL;1ST HR | $449.50 | $899.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 96130 PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST Tech | $483.53 | $2,024.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 96130 Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1st | $670.55 | $2,024.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA PSYCHOLOGICAL TST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP FIRST HOUR | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 2 | $483.53 | $577.04 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $265.20 | $345.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $449.50 | $449.50 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $111.60 | $111.60 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $126.00 | $126.00 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $387.00 | $387.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $1,604.00 | $1,604.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.