CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing evaluation

Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa

Billing Code: 96136 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$108

about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $32–$242

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$229

Well above the fair price

about $121 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $108 This hospital $229 Cash price $253 Hospital's list price $389

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

On the higher side — 4 of 5 other ID hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $23 Priciest $333

Black dot = this hospital, among the 6 ID hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Psychological testing evaluation is about $108 (about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa charges insurers about $229, or about $253 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Nampa, ID.

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 $108. 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	$350	257%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$115 - $402	85%
Aetnamajor	$341	251%
Cignamajor	$342	252%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$229	168%
Dean Health Plan	$350	257%
GEHA	$341 - $350	251%
Health Net	$284	209%
HealthPartners	$350	257%
Moda Health	$331	244%
PacificSource	$233 - $284	171%
Paramount	$350	257%
Priority Health	$342	252%
SelectHealth	$268 - $350	197%
+ 40 smaller / regional plans	$101 - $402

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 253), 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: 96136.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96136.
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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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.