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Psychological Testing By A Professional, Extra Time

North Carolina 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 8 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$19.50 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$19.95 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $19 to $148Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $16 to $56
$20$50$100$200facility $39professional $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
$18.62
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$72.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$37.15

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.