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Psychological Testing By A Professional, Extra Time

South 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?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 7 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$36.31$19.50 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$20.42 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $18 to $59Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $16 to $54
$20$50$100facility $40professional $36

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
$19.95
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$51.29
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 34th 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.