CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Indiana University Health Jay, Inc.

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$165

about 0.4× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $36–$926

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$159

About the fair price

about $6 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $165 This hospital $159 Cash price $803 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.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $165 (about 0.4× the $456 Medicare rate). Indiana University Health Jay, Inc. charges insurers about $159, or about $803 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Portland, 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 - $1,274	35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$159 - $763	35%
Aetnamajor	$1,039 - $1,361	228%
Cignamajor	$1,041 - $1,587	228%
CareSource	$159	35%
Health Net	$1,256 - $1,585	275%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$159 - $1,616

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 803), 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 Jay, Inc. 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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