How much does a Neurobehavioral status check typically cost in the United States?

Across 1,440 U.S. hospitals in 52 states, the modeled national fair BaseRate for Neurobehavioral status check is $228, with most hospital negotiated prices falling between $87 and $409.

Why do hospital prices for Neurobehavioral status check vary across facilities?

Commercial rates are negotiated individually between hospital systems and insurers, creating wide local dispersion even within the same metro area. Comparing facility-specific cash and in-network rates before scheduling care helps avoid overpaying.

National price data · 1,440 hospitals

Neurobehavioral status check cost

What a neurobehavioral status check costs across the U.S. — and the fair price to aim for.

Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark

1.00×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.00×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

86/100 · Verified

86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited

File Completeness90

Price Logic88

Peer Alignment86

Clean Billing83

Real Cash Discount84

Regional Value Leader

Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintMedian-Gamed · High Captive Markup

Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer

Corpus Christi Medical Center,The prices routine shoppable procedures near 2.0× Medicare (p50 1.00×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 2.7× Medicare (p75 1.83×, +83% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.

#195 of 307 in TX · 63rd State Percentile#2,198 of 3,385 in U.S. · 64th National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.87× the peer BaseRate benchmark
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 2% of shoppable procedures (25/100 Cash Honesty)
4-Star CMS clinical rating with 66% patient recommendation (70/100 safety score)
Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 3.2× markup over Medicare rates
Captive ER (1.2×) & laboratory (3.0×) services average 1.35× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (2.0×)
Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.83×) jump +83% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.00×)
Consolidated metro market (HHI 4,116) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

2.0× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER1.35× Divergence

2.7× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+83% Upper Tail

Q25 0.87× · Q50 1.00× · Q75 1.83×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.

Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×

Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable

2.0× MedicareGood

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

3.2× MedicareElevated

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

3.5× MedicareElevated

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

1.2× MedicareGood

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

3.0× MedicareFair

Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive

2.8× MedicareFair

Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes

2% Cash Edge · 25/100Watchout

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

4 CMS · 70/100Fair

National Geographic Price Intelligence · 50-State + DC/PR Cartogram

National State Price Index Heatmap · Neurobehavioral status check

State commercial price index vs. U.S. median (1.00×) and average Medicare multiple across all 53 priced states & territories

<0.93× Below Fair Price 0.93–1.05× Near Average 1.05–1.18× Elevated >1.18× High-Cost State

AK0.99× 2.4× Med ME0.66× 1.6× Med WA1.93× 4.7× Med ID0.92× 2.3× Med MT0.99× 2.4× Med ND1.06× 2.6× Med MN1.32× 3.2× Med WI1.19× 2.9× Med MI0.49× 1.2× Med VT0.47× 1.2× Med NH1.07× 2.6× Med OR1.12× 2.7× Med NV1.42× 3.5× Med WY0.55× 1.3× Med SD1.39× 3.4× Med IA0.95× 2.3× Med IL1.02× 2.5× Med IN0.37× 0.9× Med OH0.92× 2.3× Med PA0.98× 2.4× Med NY0.91× 2.2× Med MA1.72× 4.2× Med CA1.25× 3.1× Med UT0.39× 1.0× Med CO1.35× 3.3× Med NE0.77× 1.9× Med MO0.94× 2.3× Med KY1.27× 3.1× Med WV0.92× 2.3× Med VA0.96× 2.3× Med MD0.45× 1.1× Med NJ1.49× 3.7× Med CT0.78× 1.9× Med AZ1.27× 3.1× Med NM1.25× 3.1× Med KS0.42× 1.0× Med AR0.88× 2.2× Med TN0.88× 2.2× Med NC0.92× 2.3× Med SC1.68× 4.1× Med DE1.37× 3.4× Med DC1.14× 2.8× Med RI2.42× 5.9× Med OK1.20× 2.9× Med LA1.25× 3.1× Med MS0.89× 2.2× Med AL0.88× 2.2× Med GA0.98× 2.4× Med HI1.33× 3.3× Med TX0.99× 2.4× Med FL1.02× 2.5× Med PR0.77× 1.1× Med

IN0.37×0.9× Med UT0.39×1.0× Med KS0.42×1.0× Med MD0.45×1.1× Med VT0.47×1.2× Med MI0.49×1.2× Med WY0.55×1.3× Med ME0.66×1.6× Med NE0.77×1.9× Med PR0.77×1.1× Med CT0.78×1.9× Med AL0.88×2.2× Med AR0.88×2.2× Med TN0.88×2.2× Med MS0.89×2.2× Med NY0.91×2.2× Med ID0.92×2.3× Med NC0.92×2.3× Med OH0.92×2.3× Med WV0.92×2.3× Med MO0.94×2.3× Med IA0.95×2.3× Med VA0.96×2.3× Med GA0.98×2.4× Med PA0.98×2.4× Med AK0.99×2.4× Med MT0.99×2.4× Med TX0.99×2.4× Med FL1.02×2.5× Med IL1.02×2.5× Med ND1.06×2.6× Med NH1.07×2.6× Med OR1.12×2.7× Med DC1.14×2.8× Med WI1.19×2.9× Med OK1.20×2.9× Med CA1.25×3.1× Med LA1.25×3.1× Med NM1.25×3.1× Med AZ1.27×3.1× Med KY1.27×3.1× Med MN1.32×3.2× Med HI1.33×3.3× Med CO1.35×3.3× Med DE1.37×3.4× Med SD1.39×3.4× Med NV1.42×3.5× Med NJ1.49×3.7× Med SC1.68×4.1× Med MA1.72×4.2× Med WA1.93×4.7× Med RI2.42×5.9× Med

5 Lowest-Price States (Confounder-Isolated Value Leaders)

IN0.37×(0.9×)UT0.39×(1.0×)KS0.42×(1.0×)MD0.45×(1.1×)VT0.47×(1.2×)

5 Highest-Markup States (Strict Bill Audit Recommended)

RI2.42×(5.9×)WA1.93×(4.7×)MA1.72×(4.2×)SC1.68×(4.1×)NJ1.49×(3.7×)

The BaseRate high confidence

$228

the fair national price for a neurobehavioral status check

typically $87–$409 across 1,440 hospitals · how we calculate it

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

1,440

hospitals priced

states

4.7×

price spread — where shopping matters

2.5×

vs. Medicare

Across 1,440 hospitals in 52 states, a neurobehavioral status check has a fair BaseRate of $228 and typically costs $87–$409. The cheapest state is IN; the priciest is RI.

Cheapest hospitals for a neurobehavioral status check

Neurobehavioral status check cost by state

AK $228 3 hospitals AL $204 21 hospitals AR $204 7 hospitals AZ $294 19 hospitals CA $289 86 hospitals CO $313 40 hospitals CT $180 6 hospitals DC $264 4 hospitals DE $316 4 hospitals FL $235 116 hospitals GA $226 36 hospitals HI $308 6 hospitals IA $220 31 hospitals ID $213 9 hospitals IL $235 57 hospitals IN $86 31 hospitals KS $96 21 hospitals KY $293 16 hospitals LA $288 31 hospitals MA $397 23 hospitals MD $103 2 hospitals ME $153 15 hospitals MI $113 57 hospitals MN $306 49 hospitals MO $218 30 hospitals MS $205 13 hospitals MT $228 6 hospitals NC $212 33 hospitals ND $244 7 hospitals NE $179 16 hospitals NH $247 8 hospitals NJ $344 38 hospitals NM $288 6 hospitals NV $327 14 hospitals NY $210 61 hospitals OH $212 71 hospitals OK $277 29 hospitals OR $259 19 hospitals PA $226 44 hospitals RI $560 3 hospitals SC $388 24 hospitals SD $321 6 hospitals TN $204 46 hospitals TX $229 131 hospitals UT $91 29 hospitals VA $221 33 hospitals VT $109 5 hospitals WA $445 25 hospitals WI $276 37 hospitals WV $213 12 hospitals WY $127 3 hospitals

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Audit a Bill or Quote at U.S. Hospital Benchmark (Zero PHI Required)

Fair BaseRate™ $228

Medicare Rate $132

Self-Pay Cash Request Quote

Insurer Median $231

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with U.S. Hospital Benchmark’s charged/list benchmark

2. Household Annual Income ($) Screened against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines

3. Household Size (1–8) 2026 FPL: $15,650 + $5,500 per additional person

Step 1 · 501(r) Charity Care Check 501(r) AGB Cap: $201 (274% FPL)

Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $201

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 = $201).

Step 2 · Cash vs. Insurance Arbitrage Request Prompt-Pay Quote

Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible

Ask U.S. Hospital Benchmark's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.

Step 3 · Fair BaseRate Target +$326 Above Fair BaseRate

Negotiate Toward $228 Fair BaseRate ($132 Medicare)

Your bill ($554) is $326 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($228) and 4.2× the $132 Medicare rate.

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