How much does a Mental health services (assessment) typically cost in the United States?

Across 407 U.S. hospitals in 43 states, the modeled national fair BaseRate for Mental health services (assessment) is $134, with most hospital negotiated prices falling between $30 and $392.

Why do hospital prices for Mental health services (assessment) vary across facilities?

Commercial rates are negotiated individually between hospital systems and insurers, creating wide local dispersion even within the same metro area. Comparing facility-specific cash and in-network rates before scheduling care helps avoid overpaying.

National price data · 407 hospitals

Mental health services (assessment) cost

What a mental health services (assessment) costs across the U.S. — and the fair price to aim for.

Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark

1.00×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

86/100 · Verified

86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited

File Completeness90

Price Logic88

Peer Alignment86

Clean Billing83

Real Cash Discount84

Regional Value Leader

Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintLow Shoppable & Low Captive

Uniform Value Leader

Charleston Area Medical Center maintains disciplined commercial pricing across both elective shoppable care (0.8× Medicare) and captive emergency/ancillary departments (0.9× Medicare). Patients and health plans benefit from predictable, below-benchmark rates (0.82× Fair BaseRate) without hidden ancillary cross-subsidization.

#6 of 28 in WV · 17th State Percentile#338 of 3,385 in U.S. · 9th National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Elective shoppable care is priced 18% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.82×)
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 18% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
2-Star CMS clinical rating with 69% patient recommendation (61/100 safety score)
IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (45.6% AGB cap)

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Even at low-cost facilities (1.00× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
Captive ER (1.1×) & laboratory (1.5×) services average 1.13× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.8×)
Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.96×) jump +20% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.80×)
Consolidated metro market (HHI 6,304) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

0.8× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER1.13× Divergence

0.9× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+20% Upper Tail

Q25 0.63× · Q50 0.80× · Q75 0.96×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.

Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×

Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable

0.8× MedicareGood

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

1.0× MedicareGood

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

2.6× MedicareFair

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

1.1× MedicareGood

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

1.5× MedicareGood

Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive

0.8× MedicareGood

Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes

18% Cash Edge · 25/100Watchout

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

2 CMS · 61/100Elevated

National Geographic Price Intelligence · 50-State + DC/PR Cartogram

National State Price Index Heatmap · Mental health services (assessment)

State commercial price index vs. U.S. median (1.00×) and average Medicare multiple across all 53 priced states & territories

<0.93× Below Fair Price 0.93–1.05× Near Average 1.05–1.18× Elevated >1.18× High-Cost State

AK1.39× 1.8× Med ME0.35× 1.5× Med WA1.57× 1.5× Med ID0.87× 1.6× Med MT1.20× 1.5× Med ND0.47× 2.4× Med MN0.64× 1.6× Med WI0.76× 2.0× Med MI1.11× 1.1× Med VT0.86× 1.3× Med NH0.35× 1.9× Med OR1.04× 1.5× Med NV0.64× 1.7× Med WY0.85× 1.0× Med SD0.55× 1.8× Med IA0.94× 1.7× Med IL0.35× 1.5× Med IN0.38× 1.4× Med OH1.33× 1.4× Med PA0.35× 1.3× Med NY2.02× 1.4× Med MA1.11× 1.9× Med CA1.19× 1.5× Med UT1.91× 2.2× Med CO2.03× 1.9× Med NE2.43× 2.5× Med MO0.89× 1.4× Med KY0.93× 1.7× Med WV0.35× 1.5× Med VA2.51× 1.7× Med MD1.20× 1.2× Med NJ0.35× 1.7× Med CT1.00× 1.3× Med AZ2.41× 1.5× Med NM1.95× 2.0× Med KS1.19× 1.8× Med AR0.77× 1.4× Med TN0.99× 1.3× Med NC0.35× 1.6× Med SC0.35× 1.4× Med DE1.21× 2.3× Med DC1.31× 1.9× Med RI1.40× 1.6× Med OK0.71× 1.7× Med LA0.95× 1.4× Med MS0.35× 1.3× Med AL3.01× 1.1× Med GA0.98× 1.6× Med HI0.98× 1.3× Med TX0.35× 1.8× Med FL1.16× 2.1× Med PR0.77× 1.1× Med

IL0.35×1.5× Med ME0.35×1.5× Med MS0.35×1.3× Med NC0.35×1.6× Med NH0.35×1.9× Med NJ0.35×1.7× Med PA0.35×1.3× Med SC0.35×1.4× Med TX0.35×1.8× Med WV0.35×1.5× Med IN0.38×1.4× Med ND0.47×2.4× Med SD0.55×1.8× Med MN0.64×1.6× Med NV0.64×1.7× Med OK0.71×1.7× Med WI0.76×2.0× Med AR0.77×1.4× Med PR0.77×1.1× Med WY0.85×1.0× Med VT0.86×1.3× Med ID0.87×1.6× Med MO0.89×1.4× Med KY0.93×1.7× Med IA0.94×1.7× Med LA0.95×1.4× Med GA0.98×1.6× Med HI0.98×1.3× Med TN0.99×1.3× Med CT1.00×1.3× Med OR1.04×1.5× Med MA1.11×1.9× Med MI1.11×1.1× Med FL1.16×2.1× Med CA1.19×1.5× Med KS1.19×1.8× Med MD1.20×1.2× Med MT1.20×1.5× Med DE1.21×2.3× Med DC1.31×1.9× Med OH1.33×1.4× Med AK1.39×1.8× Med RI1.40×1.6× Med WA1.57×1.5× Med UT1.91×2.2× Med NM1.95×2.0× Med NY2.02×1.4× Med CO2.03×1.9× Med AZ2.41×1.5× Med NE2.43×2.5× Med VA2.51×1.7× Med AL3.01×1.1× Med

5 Lowest-Price States (Confounder-Isolated Value Leaders)

IL0.35×(1.5×)ME0.35×(1.5×)MS0.35×(1.3×)NC0.35×(1.6×)NH0.35×(1.9×)

5 Highest-Markup States (Strict Bill Audit Recommended)

AL3.01×(1.1×)VA2.51×(1.7×)NE2.43×(2.5×)AZ2.41×(1.5×)CO2.03×(1.9×)

The BaseRate high confidence

$134

the fair national price for a mental health services (assessment)

typically $30–$392 across 407 hospitals · how we calculate it

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

407

hospitals priced

states

13.1×

price spread — where shopping matters

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vs. Medicare

Across 407 hospitals in 43 states, a mental health services (assessment) has a fair BaseRate of $134 and typically costs $30–$392. The cheapest state is NC; the priciest is AL.

Cheapest hospitals for a mental health services (assessment)

Mental health services (assessment) cost by state

AK $195 2 hospitals AL $422 8 hospitals AR $108 2 hospitals AZ $338 16 hospitals CA $167 4 hospitals CO $284 10 hospitals FL $162 22 hospitals GA $137 5 hospitals IA $132 17 hospitals IL $44 19 hospitals IN $53 2 hospitals KS $166 6 hospitals MA $155 16 hospitals ME $31 15 hospitals MI $156 33 hospitals MN $89 21 hospitals MO $125 5 hospitals MS $29 2 hospitals NC $19 10 hospitals ND $66 5 hospitals NE $340 9 hospitals NH $31 3 hospitals NJ $37 2 hospitals NM $273 2 hospitals NV $90 6 hospitals NY $283 30 hospitals OH $186 23 hospitals OK $100 28 hospitals OR $146 5 hospitals PA $29 21 hospitals SC $28 4 hospitals SD $77 3 hospitals TN $138 2 hospitals TX $29 7 hospitals UT $267 4 hospitals VA $351 7 hospitals WA $220 2 hospitals WI $107 20 hospitals WV $29 5 hospitals

Inline Bill X-Ray & 501(r) Calculator 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Free Care ≤200% FPL · AGB Cap 36.3%

Audit a Bill or Quote at U.S. Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)

Fair BaseRate™ $134

Medicare Rate $78

Self-Pay Cash Request Quote

Insurer Median $140

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with U.S. Hospital Benchmark’s charged/list benchmark

2. Household Annual Income ($) Screened against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines

3. Household Size (1–8) 2026 FPL: $15,650 + $5,500 per additional person

Step 1 · 501(r) Charity Care Check 501(r) AGB Cap: $122 (274% FPL)

Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $122

At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $122).

Step 2 · Cash vs. Insurance Arbitrage Request Prompt-Pay Quote

Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible

Ask U.S. Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.

Step 3 · Fair BaseRate Target +$202 Above Fair BaseRate

Negotiate Toward $134 Fair BaseRate ($78 Medicare)

Your bill ($336) is $202 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($134) and 4.3× the $78 Medicare rate.

1-Click Factual Dispute Summary: Copy a citation-backed benchmark memo (with CMS CCN, CPT code, Medicare reference, Fair BaseRate, and 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) calculations) to paste into patient-portal messages or billing appeals.