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Neuropsychological Testing Evaluation, First Hour

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 96132

A psychologist or other qualified clinician reviews neuropsychological test results, combines them with the person's history, and writes a report evaluating memory, thinking, and behavior. This covers the first hour of that evaluation work.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neuropsychological Testing Evaluation, First Hour cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $141 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$129$107 to $155
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$141$123 to $162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $105 to $191Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $95 to $234
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $141professional $129

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$288.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$154.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$309.03
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Health New England
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$891.25
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$489.78
Tufts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$323.59

Where Massachusetts sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $129 · 5th of 51
ND $135IN $112

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.