CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing evaluation

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 96136 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$107

about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $43–$117

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$47

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $60 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $107 This hospital $47

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 TN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $20 Priciest $122

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing evaluation is about $107 (about 0.8× the $136 Medicare rate). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $47 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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	$38 - $118	28%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$22 - $125	16%
Aetnamajor	$22 - $122	16%
Cignamajor	$22 - $118	16%
Humanamajor	$22 - $118	16%
Devoted Health	$41 - $122	30%
WellCare	$124	91%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$23 - $125

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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, 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: 96136.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University Health System, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96136.
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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