CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, amylase
Facility: Boston Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 82150 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$19
about 3.2× the $6 Medicare rate · typically $9–$24
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $6 Fair price $19 Cash price $86 Hospital's list price $86
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $35 - $95 | 540% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23 - $74 | 355% |
| Aetnamajor | $35 - $94 | 540% |
| Cignamajor | $50 - $101 | 772% |
| Humanamajor | $53 - $101 | 818% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $37 - $71 | 571% |
| CDPHP | $29 - $95 | 448% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $30 - $76 | 463% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $36 - $69 | 556% |
| UniCare | $26 | 401% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $36 - $101 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Boston Children's Hospital
Compare: Blood test, amylase at other MA hospitals
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $6
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $7
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $7
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $7
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $7
- Berkshire Medical Center · Pittsfield $7
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $7
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.