CMS Price Transparency Data

Neurobehavioral status check

Facility: Boston Medical Center

Billing Code: 96116 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$314

about 1.4× the $221 Medicare rate · typically $111–$477

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$620

Well above the fair price

about $306 over the fair price · 2.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $221 Fair price $314 This hospital $620 Cash price $437 Hospital's list price $970

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $211 Priciest $620

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

A fair price for a Neurobehavioral status check is about $314 (about 1.4× the $221 Medicare rate). Boston Medical Center charges insurers about $620, or about $437 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Boston, MA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $314. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$620	281%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$728	330%
Aetnamajor	$474	215%
Cignamajor	$814 - $824	369%
Harvard Pilgrim	$620	281%
Tufts Health Plan	$349 - $814	158%
UniCare	$728	330%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$388 - $620

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 437), 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: 96116.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Boston Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 96116.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Boston Medical Center

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