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Psychological Testing By A Professional, Extra Time

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 96137

Covers additional time, beyond the first block, that a physician, psychologist or other qualified professional spends personally giving and scoring psychological or cognitive tests with a patient. The professional carries out the testing themselves; testing done instead by a trained technician is a separate service. It is billed in addition to the main testing service when the session runs longer.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Psychological Testing By A Professional, Extra Time cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 6 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$37.15$23.44 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$24.55 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $22 to $49Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $17 to $51
$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $37

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
$22.39
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$69.18

Where Louisiana sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$36.31

VT $40.74WY $33.11

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.