Psychiatric evaluation cost in Long Beach, CA

Prices at 4 hospitals in Long Beach, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $604 — 126% above the US median ($267), roughly 3.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $131 $204 ★ 5/5 150 min —
College Medical Center Long Beach, CA $413 $215 ★ 3/5 322 min —
VA Long Beach Healthcare System Long Beach, CA $796 $285 ★ 4/5 — —
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach, CA $796 $285 ★ 2/5 284 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)
$673
Cash / self-pay
$604
Insurer-negotiated
$250
Medicare pays
$188
$215$796
Median cash $604  ·  Medicare $188  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $604 — about 3.2× the Medicare rate ($188). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $673 list price could save about $69 (10%).

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Doctors who perform this in Long Beach

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Azadeh Golshani, M.S.Psychologist, ClinicalLong Beach, CA480
Vartouhi Mansourian, PMHNP-BC, MSN, RNNurse PractitionerLong Beach, CA115
Sabrina Sandoval, M.D.PsychiatryLong Beach, CA109
Azad Kurkjian, M.D.PsychiatryLong Beach, CA106
Sherri Nielsen, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalLong Beach, CA83
Terrance Dushenko, PHDPsychologist, ClinicalLong Beach, CA79
Daniel Zehler, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalLong Beach, CA75
Oxana KogoutNurse PractitionerLong Beach, CA57
Irene Malek, M.D.Family PracticeLong Beach, CA43
Myan Le, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalLong Beach, CA29
David Godot, PSY.D.Psychologist, ClinicalLong Beach, CA29
Jon Chaffee, M.D.PsychiatryLong Beach, CA28

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