CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$258

about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $37–$520

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$521

Well above the fair price

about $263 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $258 This hospital $521 Cash price $340 Hospital's list price $680

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $60 Priciest $521

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $258 (about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate). Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav charges insurers about $521, or about $340 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Erie, PA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $258. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$33	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$463 - $652	101%
Aetnamajor	$374	82%
Cignamajor	$469	103%
UPMC Health Plan	$340	74%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$340

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 340), 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 Lecom Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pav 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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