Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $73.92 to $269.97, with a median of $150.71. The lowest price is at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center (Knoxville). The highest price is 3.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $150.71, is 52% below the US median of $310.95.
- That is 0.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Tennessee ranks 5th 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 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$73.92Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
Median$150.71half of hospitals charge less
Highest$269.97in Tennessee
Lowest saves$76.79vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center lowest Knoxville · Knoxville, TN PSYCH TEST EVAL SER 1ST HR | $73.92 | $224.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $113.10 | $390.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $113.10 | $390.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $113.10 | $390.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1st | $188.32 | $856.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1st | $188.32 | $856.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1st | $188.32 | $856.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PSYCL TST EVAL PHYS/QHP 1ST | $269.97 | — | Apr 14, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 3 | $188.32 | $188.32 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $113.10 | $191.54 |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $73.92 | $73.92 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $113.10 | $113.10 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $113.10 | $113.10 |
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
- Pennsylvania$577.04
- Rhode Island$340.38, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.26
- 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.