Psychological testing, 1st hour cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for psychological testing evaluation by a psychologist or physician, first hour: from $197.40 to $490.00, with a median of $305.50. The lowest price is at Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond (Richmond). The highest price is 2.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $305.50, is about the same as the US median of $310.95.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($220.60).
- Virginia ranks 16th 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 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$197.40Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond
Median$305.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$490.00in Virginia
Lowest saves$108.10vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Psychological Tst Eval Svc Phys/Qhp First Hour | $197.40 | $329.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $231.00 | $462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $231.00 | $462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $231.00 | $462.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Psycl Tst Eval Phys/Qhp 1St | $305.50 | $611.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC URG-PSYCHLG QHP/1SHR | $361.60 | $401.78 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYCH TEST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $490.00 | $980.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYCH TEST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $490.00 | $980.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYCH TEST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $490.00 | $980.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYCH TEST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $490.00 | $980.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC PSYCH TEST EVAL SVC PHYS/QHP 1ST HR | $490.00 | $980.00 | 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 7 | $305.50 | $305.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6 | $305.50 | $490.00 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $231.00 | $231.00 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $231.00 | $231.00 |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $197.40 | $197.40 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $231.00 | $231.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $305.50 | $305.50 |
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
- Tennessee$150.71
- Texas$306.83
- Utah$310.17, 3 hospitals
- 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.