CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$291

about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $110–$708

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$159

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $132 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $291 This hospital $159 Cash price $442 Hospital's list price $1,795

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $33 Priciest $159

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $291 (about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate). Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital charges insurers about $159, or about $442 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bloomington, IN.

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	$159 - $1,184	35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$159 - $1,254	35%
Aetnamajor	$1,147 - $1,619	251%
Cignamajor	$142 - $1,687	31%
CareSource	$159	35%
Health Net	$1,239 - $1,651	271%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$159 - $1,687

Excludes 2 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 442), 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 Indiana University Health Bloomington 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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