CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing by technician

Facility: Skagit Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 96138 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$286

about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate · typically $34–$437

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$419

Above the fair price

about $133 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $456 Fair price $286 This hospital $419 Cash price $358 Hospital's list price $448

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other WA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $72 Priciest $461

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

A fair price for a Psychological testing by technician is about $286 (about 0.6× the $456 Medicare rate). Skagit Valley Hospital charges insurers about $419, or about $358 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Mount Vernon, WA.

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 $286. 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.

6 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	$419 - $1,512	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$419 - $1,804	92%
Aetnamajor	$403	88%
Cignamajor	$357	78%
Humanamajor	$419 - $426	92%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$65 - $399	14%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$77 - $638

Excludes 2 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 358), 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 Skagit Valley 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.

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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