CMS Price Transparency Data

Neurobehavioral status check

Facility: HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's

Billing Code: 96116 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$352

about 1.6× the $221 Medicare rate · typically $112–$503

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$503

Above the fair price

about $151 over the fair price · 2.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $221 Fair price $352 This hospital $503 Cash price $647 Hospital's list price $647

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $76 Priciest $503

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

A fair price for a Neurobehavioral status check is about $352 (about 1.6× the $221 Medicare rate). HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's charges insurers about $503, or about $647 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Denver, CO.

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 $352. 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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$134 - $291	61%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$479	217%
Aetnamajor	$194 - $342	88%
Cignamajor	$164 - $414	74%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$129 - $311	58%
Bright Health	$194	88%
HealthPartners	$453	205%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$98 - $518

Excludes 3 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 (about 647), 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: 96116.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Luke's is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96116.
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.

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