Occupational therapy (self-care training)
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 97535 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 97535
- Insurance Median: $54
- Cash Discount Price: $92
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.67x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $32.4 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Tricare | $28 | 86% |
| Humana | $29 | 90% |
| Medicare (plans) | $29 | 90% |
| Node Champva | $29 | 90% |
| Node First Choice Shared Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $29 | 90% |
| Node Vantage Health Mcr Adv | $29 | 90% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $29 - $190 | 90% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $29 | 90% |
| Aetna | $30 - $287 | 93% |
| Cigna | $30 - $81 | 93% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $30 - $63 | 93% |
| Molina | $30 | 93% |
| Molina Chip | $30 | 93% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $30 | 93% |
| Node First Choice American Health Of Ms Mcr Adv | $30 | 93% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $30 | 93% |
| Node Magnolia Mcr Adv | $30 | 93% |
| Node Va | $30 | 93% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $31 | 96% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $33 | 102% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $35 | 108% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $41 | 127% |
| First Choice Preferred | $45 | 139% |
| Occunet | $45 | 139% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $46 | 142% |
| Prime Work Comp | $51 | 157% |
| Seven Corners | $51 | 157% |
| Magnolia Exchange | $52 | 160% |
| Ms Work Comp | $52 | 160% |
| Molina Exchange | $54 | 167% |
| First Choice Lgp | $65 | 201% |
| Vantage Health Commercial | $67 | 207% |
| Self Pay | $102 | 315% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $123 | 380% |
| Ms State Hospital Of Whitfield | $156 | 481% |
| First Choice Ppo Plus | $184 | 568% |
| First Choice Standard | $189 | 583% |
| First Choice Mpcn Standard | $226 | 698% |
| Hinds County Prisoners | $226 | 698% |
| Benefit Management Systems | $295 - $348 | 910% |
| Citizens State Bank Inc | $295 - $348 | 910% |
| First Choice Stratose | $328 | 1012% |
| Prime Health Services | $328 | 1012% |
| American Health Group | $348 | 1074% |
| Beech Street | $348 | 1074% |
| One Health Plan | $369 | 1139% |
| Ms Dept Of Rehabilitation Services | $410 | 1265% |