CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, amylase

Facility: Tufts Medical Center

Billing Code: 82150 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 2.0× the $6 Medicare rate · typically $8–$23
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $6 Fair price $12 Cash price $18 Hospital's list price $26

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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 $21 - $26 324%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $14 - $20 216%
Aetnamajor $9 - $17 139%
Cignamajor $14 - $28 216%
AmeriHealth $9 139%
AvMed $9 139%
GEHA $9 139%
Harvard Pilgrim $23 - $25 355%
Tufts Health Plan $7 - $28 108%
WellSense $7 - $9 108%
+ 103 smaller / regional plans $9 - $25
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals