Psychological testing by technician
Facility: Coastal Carolina Hospital
Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $424 compared to the $253 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.68× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $253 (about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate). Coastal Carolina Hospital charges insurers about $424, or about $388 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Hardeeville, SC.
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 $253. 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.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $230 - $586 | 50% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $388 | 85% |
| Aetnamajor | $415 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $428 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $415 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $432 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $415 | 91% |
| Molina | $424 - $686 | 93% |
| SelectHealth | $436 - $794 | 96% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $415 - $686 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Coastal Carolina Hospital
Compare: Psychological testing by technician at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $31
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $32
- Anmed Health · Anderson $32
- Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital · Sumter $204
- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $339
- Beaufort County Memorial Hospital · Beaufort $367
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $388
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital · Columbia $388
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Coastal Carolina Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $370
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 = $370).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($388) Beats Your Bill
Coastal Carolina Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $388 (vs. $424 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $253 Fair BaseRate ($456 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,018) is $765 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($253) and 2.2× the $456 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.