CMS Price Transparency Data

Group therapy session

Facility: Tufts Medical Center

Billing Code: 90853 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$123

about 1.2× the $104 Medicare rate · typically $33–$260

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$59

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $64 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $104 Fair price $123 This hospital $59 Cash price $177 Hospital's list price $254

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $18 Priciest $59

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

A fair price for a Group therapy session is about $123 (about 1.2× the $104 Medicare rate). Tufts Medical Center charges insurers about $59, or about $177 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Boston, 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	$59 - $365	57%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$77 - $197	74%
Aetnamajor	$50 - $365	48%
Cignamajor	$20 - $182	19%
AmeriHealth	$50 - $128	48%
AvMed	$50 - $128	48%
GEHA	$50 - $128	48%
Harvard Pilgrim	$53 - $201	51%
Tufts Health Plan	$18 - $145	17%
WellSense	$37 - $130	36%
+ 107 smaller / regional plans	$16 - $365

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 12 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 177), 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 Tufts 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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