CMS Price Transparency Data

Group therapy session

Facility: Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford

Billing Code: 90853 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$130
about 1.3× the $104 Medicare rate · typically $31–$212
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$94
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $36 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $104 Fair price $130 This hospital $94 Hospital's list price $163

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $20 Priciest $94

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

A fair price for a Group therapy session is about $130 (about 1.3× the $104 Medicare rate). Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hsp at Stanford charges insurers about $94 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Palo Alto, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $82 - $108 79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $89 - $139 86%
Aetnamajor $159 153%
Cignamajor $82 - $94 79%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 725 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens