If cost is the first thing you need to understand before moving forward with an ADHD evaluation, you’re in good company — and you deserve a straight answer rather than a vague “it depends.”
Here it is: ADHD testing in Pennsylvania ranges from a quick medication screen at one end to a comprehensive multi-session neuropsychological evaluation at the other, and the price difference between those two options is enormous. Understanding where you fall on that spectrum — and what you actually need — will save you from either underpaying for something that won’t serve your purpose or overpaying for something more extensive than your situation requires.
This guide breaks down the full landscape, explains what drives the cost, and tells you exactly what our evaluations include and cost so you can make an informed decision.
The Spectrum of ADHD Testing: Three Very Different Price Points
Quick Medication Screens: $0–$200
At the low end of the price spectrum are the rapid medication screens offered by telehealth psychiatric services — platforms like Talkiatry, Done, or Cerebral. These typically involve a brief intake questionnaire and a short appointment with a prescriber who determines whether stimulant medication seems appropriate. They are fast, inexpensive, and sometimes covered by insurance.
What they don’t produce is a comprehensive diagnostic report. If you need documentation — for your prescriber who specifically requested an evaluation, for a college disability services office, for an HR department, or for your own clinical clarity — a medication screen won’t meet that standard. It is a prescribing decision, not a diagnostic evaluation.
Comprehensive Clinical Evaluations: $650–$1,100
A clinical ADHD evaluation is a structured diagnostic process conducted by a licensed mental health professional using validated tools — including structured clinical interviews, standardized rating scales, and a full review of symptom history across the lifespan. The output is a written diagnostic report that meets the documentation standards required by prescribers, colleges, and employers.
This is the category our evaluations fall into. Our reports run 12–20 pages and include DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, T-scores from validated rating instruments, a functional impairment analysis, and specific recommendations. They are built on clinical evidence substantial enough to support school and workplace accommodation requests, medication conversations with healthcare providers, and diagnostic clarity for clients who have spent years wondering what’s been driving their struggles.
Our three packages are priced as follows:
Streamlined Student Report — $650 Designed for college students and adults 18 and up who need documentation for academic accommodations. Includes a 90-minute clinical interview, digital self-rating scales, and a 12–15 page diagnostic report with DSM-5 criteria, T-scores, a functional impairment analysis, and academic accommodation recommendations. Most reports are delivered within 14 business days.
Foundational Assessment (Adult) — $950 For adults 18 and up seeking a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation. Includes a 90-minute clinical interview, digital self-rating scales, a 12–20 page diagnostic report, and a 45-minute feedback call to walk through the results together. Delivered within 14 business days.
Foundational Assessment (Child) — $1,100 For children ages 6 and up. Includes a 120-minute clinical interview, digital rating scales completed by caregivers, teachers, and the child, a 12–20 page diagnostic report, and a 45-minute feedback call. The multi-informant approach — gathering data across home and school settings — produces a richer clinical picture and a more defensible report for school accommodation purposes.
Neuropsychological Evaluations: $2,500–$5,000+
At the high end of the spectrum are full neuropsychological evaluations conducted by licensed psychologists. These are comprehensive cognitive batteries that take 10–12 hours spread across multiple sessions and assess a wide range of domains including memory, processing speed, IQ, academic achievement, and executive function. They produce detailed reports that are appropriate for complex clinical pictures, high-stakes testing accommodations like the Bar Exam or MCAT, or cases involving suspected learning disabilities, traumatic brain injury, or significant cognitive complications.
For most people seeking an ADHD evaluation — for diagnosis, medication, standard college accommodations, or workplace documentation — neuropsychological testing is more than what’s needed. It is not more accurate for straightforward ADHD diagnosis. It is more comprehensive, and that comprehensiveness is only valuable in specific circumstances.
How Our Pricing Compares to Hospital Systems in the Poconos
If you’ve looked into ADHD evaluation through a regional hospital system — St. Luke’s–Monroe, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono, or Wayne Memorial — you’ve likely encountered two things: a long waitlist and a referral requirement. What you may not know is that hospital-based behavioral health evaluations in this region are often priced similarly to or higher than our evaluations, when you account for the full cost including copays, deductibles, and the multiple appointments that hospital-based evaluations typically require.
More importantly, the timeline is fundamentally different. Hospital-based evaluations routinely take four to six months from first contact to final report. Our evaluations deliver most reports within 14 business days.
For a child who is struggling in school right now, or an adult whose doctor has already asked for documentation before proceeding with medication, four to six months is not a realistic option. Fourteen business days is.
Does Insurance Cover ADHD Evaluations?
We do not accept insurance, and it’s worth explaining why that’s actually in your interest.
When a provider accepts insurance, every clinical decision is subject to insurance approval — including what assessments can be included, how long the evaluation can take, and what gets documented in the report. Insurance companies are not clinicians. Their coverage decisions are driven by cost management, not clinical best practice. A cash-pay evaluation is free of those constraints, which means the evaluation can include everything clinically appropriate for your specific situation rather than only what an insurance company will authorize.
Getting Partial Reimbursement Through a Superbill
Many insurance plans with out-of-network mental health benefits will reimburse a portion of your evaluation cost when you submit a superbill — a detailed, itemized receipt that includes the provider’s credentials, service dates, procedures, and diagnostic codes. We provide superbill documentation upon request. Whether your plan reimburses and how much depends on your specific benefits, so calling your insurance company before your evaluation to ask about out-of-network mental health benefits is time well spent.
Using HSA or FSA Funds
ADHD evaluations are qualified medical expenses under HSA and FSA guidelines. If you have a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account through your employer, you can use those pre-tax dollars to pay for your evaluation — which effectively reduces the cost by your marginal tax rate, typically somewhere between 20 and 35 percent. For a $950 adult evaluation, that translates to real savings that most people don’t think to claim.
What You’re Actually Buying
It’s worth being specific about what a comprehensive evaluation report delivers, because the value looks different when you lay it out plainly.
A 12–20 page diagnostic report with DSM-5 criteria, T-scores, a functional impairment analysis, and specific recommendations is not a document that gets filed away. It is a clinical instrument with multiple simultaneous uses.
Your prescriber can use it to have an informed conversation about whether medication is appropriate for you — and if so, what kind and at what starting dose. Your employer’s HR department can use it to process a formal accommodations request under the ADA. Your college’s disability services office can use it to approve extended time, reduced-distraction testing, priority registration, and other academic accommodations. And you can use it to finally understand, in documented clinical detail, why the things that are hard for you are hard — and what can actually help.
One evaluation. One report. All of those doors.
The feedback call included in our adult and child foundational assessments is also worth naming specifically. Getting a 12–20 page clinical report in your inbox without anyone to help you understand it is not particularly useful. The 45-minute feedback call ensures that you leave with a clear picture of what the findings mean, what the recommendations are, and what your next steps look like. That conversation is included in the price — not billed separately.
Ready to Move Forward?
If you’re in Pike County, Monroe County, Wayne County, Lackawanna County, or anywhere in the greater Poconos and NEPA region, you can get a comprehensive ADHD evaluation via Zoom — no referral, no long waitlist, and most reports delivered within 14 business days.
Schedule a free quick consult call to discuss which package is right for your situation and get scheduled.
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This article is for informational purposes only. Pricing reflects our current evaluation packages as of 2026. Insurance reimbursement depends on your individual plan — contact your insurance provider for accurate benefits information. HSA/FSA eligibility is subject to your plan administrator’s guidelines.