CMS Price Transparency Data

Group therapy session

Facility: Northwest Medical Center

Billing Code: 90853 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$101

about 1.0× the $104 Medicare rate · typically $37–$112

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$111

About the fair price

about $10 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $104 Fair price $101 This hospital $111 Cash price $113 Hospital's list price $376

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $29 Priciest $111

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Group therapy session is about $101 (about 1.0× the $104 Medicare rate). Northwest Medical Center charges insurers about $111, or about $113 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tucson, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$188	181%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$56 - $196	54%
Aetnamajor	$68 - $226	66%
Cignamajor	$107 - $113	103%
Humanamajor	$107	103%
Ambetter (Centene)	$153	147%
Banner Health	$112	108%
Clover Health	$109	105%
Devoted Health	$110	106%
Health Net	$172	166%
WellCare	$112	108%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$56 - $249

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 113), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 90853.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Northwest Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 90853.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Northwest Medical Center

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.