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Developmental Skills Assessment

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 96112

This service uses a standardized testing tool to evaluate a child's developmental skills, such as motor coordination, language, thinking ability, and social behavior, followed by the clinician's interpretation and a written report. It helps identify developmental delays or guide further evaluation and support.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Developmental Skills Assessment cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $126 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$105 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$123 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $123 to $174Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $89 to $174
$100$200facility $126professional $126

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$162.18
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$302.00
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AF · Specialist physician
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
HO · Master's level
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TD · Registered nurse
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$79.43
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 30th of 51

$126

AK $245OH $102

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.