CMS Price Transparency Data

Psychological testing evaluation

Facility: Virginia Mason Medical Center

Billing Code: 96136 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$221

about 1.6× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $129–$279

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$119

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $102 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $221 This hospital $119 Cash price $153 Hospital's list price $300

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $25 Priciest $235

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 evaluation is about $221 (about 1.6× the $136 Medicare rate). Virginia Mason Medical Center charges insurers about $119, or about $153 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.

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	$24 - $475	18%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$25 - $435	18%
Aetnamajor	$145 - $515	107%
Cignamajor	$78 - $476	57%
Humanamajor	$24 - $140	18%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$24 - $344	18%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$25 - $1,298

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 153), 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 Virginia Mason Medical Center 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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Other Procedures at Virginia Mason Medical Center

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