Psychiatric evaluation cost in New York

Prices at 86 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $228 — 15% below the US median ($267), roughly 1.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $64 $71 ★ 2/5 109 min —
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $66 $89 — 95 min —
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $66 $85 ★ 4/5 111 min —
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $66 $204 ★ 3/5 132 min —
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $99 $479 ★ 5/5 203 min —
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $99 $177 — 120 min —
St Mary's Healthcare Amsterdam, NY $112 $167 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $148 $204 ★ 2/5 199 min —
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $151 $220 ★ 1/5 229 min —
Wynn Hospital Utica, NY $155 $148 ★ 1/5 211 min —
Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital, Inc Binghamton, NY $161 $183 ★ 3/5 219 min —
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $175 $213 ★ 1/5 201 min —
UPMC Chautauqua at Wca Jamestown, NY $179 $160 ★ 2/5 171 min —
Corning Hospital Corning, NY $184 $214 ★ 3/5 210 min —
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY $190 $247 ★ 2/5 234 min —
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $190 $270 ★ 2/5 220 min —
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst, NY $190 $245 ★ 2/5 278 min —
Bronx VA Medical Center Bronx, NY $190 $242 ★ 4/5 — —
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $190 $265 ★ 2/5 160 min —
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $243 ★ 3/5 171 min —
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $190 $264 ★ 1/5 261 min —
Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $259 ★ 2/5 181 min —
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $190 $260 ★ 2/5 245 min —
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $190 $259 ★ 2/5 144 min —
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY $190 $243 ★ 2/5 198 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)
$525
Cash / self-pay
$228
Insurer-negotiated
$214
Medicare pays
$188
$127$627
Median cash $228  ·  Medicare $188  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
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Typical cash price here is $228 — about 1.2× the Medicare rate ($188). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($375).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $525 list price could save about $297 (57%).

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