CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)

Facility: Tufts Medical Center

Billing Code: 99214 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$169
about 1.2× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $76–$344
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$119
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $50 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $136 Fair price $169 This hospital $119 Cash price $319 Hospital's list price $456

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $30 Priciest $131

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

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) is about $169 (about 1.2× the $136 Medicare rate). Tufts Medical Center charges insurers about $119, or about $319 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 $456 336%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $221 - $456 163%
Aetnamajor $144 - $440 106%
Cignamajor $26 - $342 19%
AmeriHealth $144 - $239 106%
AvMed $144 - $239 106%
GEHA $144 - $239 106%
Harvard Pilgrim $245 - $456 181%
Tufts Health Plan $24 - $456 18%
WellSense $108 - $244 80%
+ 110 smaller / regional plans $101 - $554
Government programs also on file: 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