CMS Price Transparency Data

Neurobehavioral status check

Facility: Childrens Hospital

Billing Code: 96116 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$254

about 1.1× the $221 Medicare rate · typically $78–$483

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$474

Well above the fair price

about $220 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $221 Fair price $254 This hospital $474 Cash price $159 Hospital's list price $590

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $75 Priciest $474

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

A fair price for a Neurobehavioral status check is about $254 (about 1.1× the $221 Medicare rate). Childrens Hospital charges insurers about $474, or about $159 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in New Orleans, LA.

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 $254. 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✓ 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	$142 - $439	64%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$231 - $609	105%
Aetnamajor	$310 - $433	141%
Cignamajor	$439 - $517	199%
Humanamajor	$465	211%
Ambetter (Centene)	$83 - $327	38%
CDPHP	$253 - $439	115%
Harvard Pilgrim	$263 - $349	119%
Tufts Health Plan	$318	144%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$314 - $465

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 159), 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 Childrens Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Childrens Hospital

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