CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$580

about 1.3× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $119–$697

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$548

About the fair price

about $32 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $580 This hospital $548

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $36 Priciest $548

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $580 (about 1.3× the $456 Medicare rate). East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital charges insurers about $548 — about the fair price. Located in Los Angeles, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$613 - $622	134%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$36 - $747	8%
Humanamajor	$498	109%
Ambetter (Centene)	$721 - $884	158%
Bright Health	$548	120%
Health Net	$498 - $902	109%
Oscar Health	$548	120%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$483 - $996

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 East Los Angeles Doctors 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.

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