CMS Price Transparency Data
Psychological testing by technician
Facility: Mercy Hospital St Louis
Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$198
about 0.4× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $51–$639
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $456 Fair price $198 Cash price $35 Hospital's list price $54
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 | $591 - $726 | 129% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $26 - $162 | 6% |
| Aetnamajor | $19 | 4% |
| Cignamajor | $24 - $41 | 5% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $15 | 3% |
| HealthLink | $23 - $37 | 5% |
| Medica | $14 - $679 | 3% |
| + 20 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $38 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $33
- The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $64
- SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital · Saint Louis $96
- SSM St Joseph Health Center · Saint Charles $110
- SSM St Clare Health Center · Fenton $110
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.