Psychiatric evaluation Cost in Lake Charles, LA (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Lake Charles, LA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $115 — 57% below the US median ($267), roughly 0.6× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital	Lake Charles, LA	$115	$132	★ 3/5	210 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$192

Cash / self-pay

$115

Insurer-negotiated

$149

Medicare pays

$188

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $115 — about 0.6× the Medicare rate ($188). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $192 list price could save about $77 (40%).

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Doctors who perform this in Lake Charles

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Bruce Plauche', MA, LPC	Licensed Professional Counselor	Lake Charles, LA	66
Katherine Trimm, PSYD	Psychologist, Clinical	Lake Charles, LA	40
Kimberly Wesson-Guidry, DSW,MSW, LCSW	Licensed Clinical Social Worker	Lake Charles, LA	39
Julie Dyrek, PMHNP-C APRN	Nurse Practitioner	Lake Charles, LA	31
David Murdock, M.D.	Psychiatry	Lake Charles, LA	20
Kimberly Hebert, LCSW	Licensed Clinical Social Worker	Lake Charles, LA	19
Zachary Ryder, M.D.	Psychiatry	Lake Charles, LA	15
Molly Larson, LPC	Marriage and Family Therapist	Lake Charles, LA	12
Santora Thomas, LPC	Licensed Professional Counselor	Lake Charles, LA	11
Sandra Viggiani, PHD	Psychologist, Clinical	Lake Charles, LA	11
Troy Barrow, APRN	Nurse Practitioner	Lake Charles, LA	11

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