CMS Price Transparency Data

Care planning with family

Facility: Boston Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 90887 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$157
modeled fair price · typically $75–$268
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$469
Well above the fair price
about $312 over the fair price
Fair price $157 This hospital $469 Cash price $469 Hospital's list price $469

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $38 Priciest $469

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

A fair price for a Care planning with family is about $157. Boston Children's Hospital charges insurers about $469, or about $469 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Boston, MA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $157. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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 $281 - $399 —
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $265 - $310 —
Aetnamajor $281 - $393 —
Cignamajor $399 - $469 —
Humanamajor $422 —
Ambetter (Centene) $296 —
CDPHP $230 - $399 —
Harvard Pilgrim $238 - $317 —
Tufts Health Plan $288 - $289 —
+ 8 smaller / regional plans $285 - $422
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens