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Psychological Testing By A Professional, Extra Time

Virginia 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$34.67$19.05 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$18.62 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $55Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $15 to $50
$20$50$100facility $32professional $35

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
$13.80
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$53.70
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$58.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$43.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 46th of 51

$34.67

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.