CMS Price Transparency Data

Occupational therapy (self-care training)

Facility: Milford Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 97535 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$41

about 1.3× the $32 Medicare rate · typically $33–$65

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$34

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $7 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $32 Fair price $41 This hospital $34 Cash price $300 Hospital's list price $300

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other MA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $33 Priciest $36

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Occupational therapy (self-care training) is about $41 (about 1.3× the $32 Medicare rate). Milford Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $34, or about $300 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Milford, MA.

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	$263	812%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33 - $84	102%
Aetnamajor	$33	102%
Cignamajor	$412	1272%
Harvard Pilgrim	$33 - $221	102%
Tufts Health Plan	$33	102%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$33 - $106

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 300), 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: 97535.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Milford Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 97535.
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 Milford Regional Medical Center

Compare: Occupational therapy (self-care training) at other MA hospitals

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