CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$176

about 0.4× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $47–$732

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$109

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $67 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $176 This hospital $109 Cash price $147 Hospital's list price $163

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $48 Priciest $109

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $176 (about 0.4× the $456 Medicare rate). Nationwide Children's Hospital charges insurers about $109, or about $147 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbus, OH.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$74 - $278	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$104 - $278	23%
Aetnamajor	$37 - $173	8%
Cignamajor	$107 - $171	23%
Humanamajor	$77 - $278	17%
AmeriHealth	$278	61%
CareSource	$52 - $278	11%
Molina	$278	61%
UniCare	$108 - $173	24%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$92 - $178

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 147), 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 Nationwide Children's Hospital 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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