CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Hospital for Special Surgery

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$393

about 0.9× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $51–$653

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$42

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $351 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $393 This hospital $42 Cash price $240 Hospital's list price $240

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $35 Priciest $110

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $393 (about 0.9× the $456 Medicare rate). Hospital for Special Surgery charges insurers about $42, or about $240 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New York, NY.

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	$44 - $108	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$39 - $46	9%
Aetnamajor	$102	22%
Cignamajor	$81	18%
Fidelis Care	$33 - $40	7%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$25 - $101

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 240), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 96138.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Hospital for Special Surgery is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96138.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Hospital for Special Surgery

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.