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Brain Function Testing by a Psychologist

Massachusetts 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?

$2,951

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $2,951.

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 $427 · 10th to 90th $427 to $427Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $316 to $2,951
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $2,951

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 4th of 43

$2,951

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.