CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: University of Alabama Hospital

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$287

about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $80–$394

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$357

Above the fair price

about $70 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $287 This hospital $357 Hospital's list price $394

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 AL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $38 Priciest $400

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $287 (about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate). University of Alabama Hospital charges insurers about $357 — above the fair price. Located in Birmingham, AL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $287. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$214 - $357	47%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$357	78%
Aetnamajor	$240 - $318	53%
Cignamajor	$264 - $382	58%
Humanamajor	$329 - $386	72%
Ambetter (Centene)	$491	108%
GEHA	$335	73%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$14 - $361

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 96138.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Alabama Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96138.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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