Psychological testing by technician
Facility: Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $47 compared to the $48 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.98× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $48 (about 0.1× the $456 Medicare rate). Mercy Health Saint Mary's charges insurers about $47, or about $21 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Rapids, MI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $24 - $45 | 5% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $55 | 4% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $60 | 3% |
| Cignamajor | $24 - $46 | 5% |
| Humanamajor | $24 - $60 | 5% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $16 | 4% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $24 | 5% |
| AmeriHealth | $25 - $60 | 5% |
| CareSource | $22 | 5% |
| Clover Health | $34 | 7% |
| Dean Health Plan | $24 - $47 | 5% |
| GEHA | $21 - $43 | 5% |
| Health Net | $24 - $49 | 5% |
| HealthPartners | $24 - $39 | 5% |
| MagnaCare | $52 - $60 | 11% |
| Medical Mutual | $21 - $60 | 5% |
| Meridian | $24 - $34 | 5% |
| Molina | $24 - $47 | 5% |
| MVP Health Care | $24 - $47 | 5% |
| Oscar Health | $47 | 10% |
| Paramount | $24 | 5% |
| Presbyterian | $24 - $34 | 5% |
| Priority Health | $22 - $49 | 5% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $24 - $39 | 5% |
| UniCare | $25 - $60 | 5% |
| WellMed | $34 | 7% |
| WellSense | $24 | 5% |
| + 425 smaller / regional plans | $16 - $104 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Health Saint Mary's
Compare: Psychological testing by technician at other MI hospitals
- Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital · Grand Rapids $34
- Hurley Medical Center · Flint $37
- McLaren Central Michigan · Mount Pleasant $40
- McLaren Port Huron · Port Huron $40
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $44
- McLaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey $44
- McLaren Flint · Flint $44
- McLaren Greater Lansing · Lansing $44
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $22
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $22).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($21) Beats Your Bill
Mercy Health Saint Mary's's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $21 (vs. $47 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $48 Fair BaseRate ($456 Medicare)
Your bill ($61) is $13 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($48) and 0.1× the $456 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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