I haven't a clue, since my insurance is from the DoD (Department of Defense), hubby is retired Air Force and we don't pay anything other than our premeiums and co-pays per office visit only when we go outside the Air Force Base Hospital/Clinics.
Have you had an appointment with your family practice doc? Or do you need a referral with your current insurance company?
If you want total privacy and not alert your insurance carrier, call a pdoc you think you might want/or who is a provider for you, and ask the person at the desk. They should be able to give you a range. If they don't ask another one, go down the phone book until you get a general idea.
I used to work at a place where we did "cost of living" studies, and one of the items we had to do was call a dentist, a family practice doc, a hair place, etc, and ask what the cost was for very specific things.
For the family practice doctor, we had to word it something like this:
"What is the cost for an established patient to have an office visit for something simple like a sore throat/check up?" If they said they couldn't tell me over the phone, because it all depended on if a culture had to be done, or how old the patient was, or any other variable, I woud say, no, just the office visit alone. Most of the time they would tell me.
I had to identify myself as working for such and such a company, but for you, I'd think you could just make a few phone calls and ask
"what is the cost for a first time consult/office visit for a psych evaluation." They may ask something about the nature of your concerns, but I would think they could tell you.
Hope this helps you.
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