CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing evaluation

Facility: Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale

Billing Code: 96136 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$180

about 1.3× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $89–$248

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$161

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $19 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $180 This hospital $161

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $22 Priciest $161

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing evaluation is about $180 (about 1.3× the $136 Medicare rate). Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale charges insurers about $161 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hinsdale, IL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$144	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$140 - $171	103%
Aetnamajor	$143 - $158	105%
Cignamajor	$147	108%
Ambetter (Centene)	$231	170%
Meridian	$150	110%
Molina	$214	157%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$178 - $221

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

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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: 96136.

Insurance Before you use insurance

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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.

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