CMS Price Transparency Data

Neurobehavioral status check

Facility: Deaconess Illinois Crossroads

Billing Code: 96116 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$141

about 0.6× the $221 Medicare rate · typically $101–$246

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$116

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $25 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $221 Fair price $141 This hospital $116 Cash price $72 Hospital's list price $206

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other IL hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $73 Priciest $122

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

A fair price for a Neurobehavioral status check is about $141 (about 0.6× the $221 Medicare rate). Deaconess Illinois Crossroads charges insurers about $116, or about $72 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mount Vernon, IL.

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	$74 - $325	34%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$74 - $325	34%
Aetnamajor	$74 - $331	34%
Cignamajor	$80	36%
Humanamajor	$74 - $325	34%
HealthLink	$108 - $116	49%
Meridian	$74 - $325	34%
Molina	$74 - $328	34%
WellCare	$74 - $325	34%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$74 - $925

Excludes 4 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 72), 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 Deaconess Illinois Crossroads 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.

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