Frequently Asked Questions About Testing
Testing services and aim of evaluation:
Bodin offers a variety of psychological assessment batteries, including batteries to examine cognitive and academic functioning, learning disabilities, mental health and developmental functioning. Testing aims to answer questions about a student's learning strengths and challenges, address attentional issues, help qualify students who need additional accommodations or time extensions on tests. Psychological testing can help to better understand behavioral patterns, emotional factors, social difficulties, evaluate an individual’s coping and assess their potential risk factors. Testing is especially helpful in providing diagnostic clarity and developing appropriate recommendations. Bodin also offers testing to address aspects of neuropsychological functioning. Bodin does not currently have a licensed neuropsychologist on staff.
Price:
Costs range from $3,900 to $5,500 for testing. Bodin psychologists are committed to comprehensive evaluations. Testing battery pricing includes testing a student, scoring the data gathered, interpreting the results, writing a comprehensive report and a 1 - 1 ½ hour parent/legal guardian feedback session.
Scheduling:
Testing typically takes 1 to 3 days of in-office meeting,and depends largely on the type of battery conducted and a student's speed with which they complete the tasks given to them. While our psychologists do their best to accommodate, testing typically takes place during regular business hours.
Timing:
Once in-office testing is completed, checklists are gathered from providers and the necessary interviews are conducted, report writing takes approximately 3-4 weeks from the last day of testing, depending on the type of battery. A feedback session is offered to review the results generally prior to the time the report is completed.
Location:
Testing typically occurs at 4 offices depending on preference and availability:
Regus* in Mountain View: 800 West El Camino Real, Mountain View, 94040
Regus* in San Jose: 2880 Zanker Road, Suite 203, San Jose, California, 95134
Regus* in Palo Alto: 3000 El Camino Real Building 4, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Private office in Pleasanton: 5820 Stoneridge Mall Road Suite 219, 94588
*Due to Regus’s cancellation policy, we ask that you provide at least 2 weeks’ notice for cancellation for a guaranteed full refund.
Insurance:
Bodin does not work with insurance companies directly and is not on any insurance panels. However, a detailed billing statement, with CPT codes, diagnostic codes and other pertinent information can be drafted upon request following an initial consultation session and before the start of testing. The cost of this one- hour parent session is ($275). Families are strongly encouraged to speak with their insurance carriers about types of testing covered. Superbills cannot be constructed following testing.