CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Childrens Hospital

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$136

about 0.3× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $32–$609

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$43

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $93 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $136 This hospital $43 Cash price $236 Hospital's list price $607

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 LA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $30 Priciest $90

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA 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 $136 (about 0.3× the $456 Medicare rate). Childrens Hospital charges insurers about $43, or about $236 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New Orleans, LA.

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	$147 - $351	32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$37 - $248	8%
Aetnamajor	$147 - $315	32%
Cignamajor	$208 - $348	46%
Humanamajor	$220 - $338	48%
Ambetter (Centene)	$35 - $238	8%
CDPHP	$120 - $320	26%
Harvard Pilgrim	$125 - $254	27%
Tufts Health Plan	$150 - $232	33%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$149 - $338

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 236), 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 Childrens 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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