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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]After a long wait, my DC is scheduled for a neuropsych evaluation.   I got the information and it seems the doctor does not do most of the testing, but rather an M.A. who helps him.   I find that strange for $5000 or so.   Is this the normal practice?[/quote]

$5000 sounds outrageously expensive. I am wrong here? My eval with Childrens was a fraction of that, maybe $1k total including the speech eval, and most of this was covered by insurance. In addition, if it isn't the doctor but a M.A.

Does your child have a particularly complex problem that requires broad examination over multiple areas? [/quote]

$5K is usually the amount when ASD is suspected.

Otherwise a complete evaluation with a private psych will run you around $4K.  Children's and KKI accept insurance which helps keep costs low, however I don't think they do the educational portion.  [/quote]

Both Children's and KKI do the educational portion.  At KKI, insurance actually covered that.  At Children's, they separately bill you for the educational portion ($200).  Both facilities use students/clinical fellows for most of the testing, with the doctor doing some of the testing AND interpreting/writing up the report.  Children's did a fabulous job testing DC (still waiting for the final report and eventually will write more about the experience).  KKI was not as good (just in our experience) and our DC's psychiatrist, who treats DC for ADHD, recommended Children's.[/quote]

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