Testing Fees + Insurance

At Strong Foundations we want to make the cost of our services clear and transparent. We value our clients making informed decisions about their care at our practice. 

Testing:

Assessments for ages 17 and under: We are in-network for UPMC commercial plans for our evaluation services. We are out-of-network for all other insurance carriers. 

Assessments for ages 18 and over: We are in-network for UPMC, Aetna, BC/BS, and Highmark commercial plans.

We encourage all new patients to confirm with their insurance provider that we are in-network for your plan.

Occasionally, insurance companies carve their mental health benefits to other carriers, which can result in rejected claims from our office and patients owing balances. We do not have the ability to confirm benefits for each patient, so we ask that patients begin their work at our practice with knowledge of their benefits and costs.

Please note, achievement or academic evaluations are never covered by insurance. As a result, evaluation services for this domain of assessment will be charged at the self-pay rate of $165/hour. The estimated cost for achievement assessment starts at $850. Some learning differences (e.g. dyslexia) take more time to assess, which will increase the cost. Your assessment psychologist will provide a more specific estimate at the end of your intake, based on what they learn about your child’s age, assessment history, and level of need.

If we are out-of-network for your insurance, these are our private pay fees. Our helpful billing team members can provide you with the documentation you will need to submit to your insurance for out-of-network reimbursement, and coach you through that process. Although it is the client’s responsibility to contact their insurance carrier to understand their out-of-network benefits, we are happy to help make it a smooth process. 

Private Pay Estimates: 

  • Initial Intake: $240
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Evaluation: $1,825
  • Autism Evaluation: $2150
  • Learning Difference Evaluation: $2,550
  • Learning Difference + Dyslexia Evaluation: $3150
  • Psychological Evaluation: $1,400
  • Achievement Testing Only: $850
  • IQ test only: $500

​If needed, additional testing or record reviews are billed at $165 per hour.