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Brain Function Testing by a Trained Technician

California rates for HCPCS 96119

This covers a battery of standardized tests measuring memory, problem-solving, attention, and other thinking skills, given by a trained technician working under a psychologist's supervision rather than by the psychologist directly. The technician administers and scores the tests, and the results are later reviewed and interpreted by the supervising psychologist. 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 Trained Technician cost?

$363

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $363 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $363 to $363.

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 $257 · 10th to 90th $257 to $257Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $363 to $363
$100$200$500facility $257professional $363

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$323.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08

Where California sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Texas 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.

California· 7th of 43

$363

TX $363SC $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.