Costs of ADHD evaluation and treatment

About one-third of the parents in Consumer Reports' survey reported that the costs of treating their child for ADHD were covered completely by their child's health plan.

It helps to have some idea of what you can expect to pay to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder so you can plan accordingly.

To determine the approximate costs of a child's ADHD treatment, we asked Healthcare Blue Book, a provider of consumer health-care cost information for patients and self-insured employers, to research representative fees. The group surveyed clinical child psychologists in Los Angeles and Des Moines, Iowa. Both a high-cost and a low-cost area were selected to benchmark the price for the ADHD evaluation of a 12-year-old boy. (Based on the child's age, psychologists may use different types of standardized evaluations. The age of the child also affects the amount of time needed to complete the test, which affects costs.)

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