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Brain Function Testing by a Psychologist

Iowa rates for HCPCS 96118

This covers a battery of standardized tests measuring memory, problem-solving, attention, and other thinking skills, given directly by a psychologist or physician rather than a technician. The clinician administers the tests face-to-face, then interprets the results and prepares a report. This type of testing is often used to evaluate concerns such as memory loss, a head injury, or the effects of a medical condition on thinking skills.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Brain Function Testing by a Psychologist cost?

$204

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $204 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $158 to $398.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $200 to $209Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $132 to $2,951
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $200professional $204

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$371.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$2,951.21
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$169.82

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 97.7 times more in Missouri than in South Carolina. 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.

Iowa· 17th of 43

$204

MO $2,951SC $30.20

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.