CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$249
about 0.5× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $87–$421
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$419
Above the fair price
about $170 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $456 Fair price $249 This hospital $419

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $39 Priciest $419

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $249 (about 0.5× the $456 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes charges insurers about $419 — above the fair price. Located in Detroit Lakes, MN.

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 $249. 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.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $419 92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $267 - $1,754 59%
HealthPartners $419 92%
Medica $419 92%
Sanford Health Plan $707 155%
Security Health Plan $419 92%
UCare $419 92%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $384 - $419
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1027 Washington Ave, Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals