CMS Price Transparency Data

Physical therapy (manual therapy)

Facility: Boston Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 97140 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$132

about 4.7× the $28 Medicare rate · typically $36–$138

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$100

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $32 under the fair price · 3.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $28 Fair price $132 This hospital $100 Cash price $179 Hospital's list price $179

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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 $28 Priciest $100

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

A fair price for a Physical therapy (manual therapy) is about $132 (about 4.7× the $28 Medicare rate). Boston Children's Hospital charges insurers about $100, or about $179 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.

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	$107 - $152	386%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$100 - $118	361%
Aetnamajor	$107 - $150	386%
Cignamajor	$152 - $162	548%
Humanamajor	$161	581%
Ambetter (Centene)	$113	408%
CDPHP	$88 - $152	317%
Harvard Pilgrim	$91 - $121	328%
Tufts Health Plan	$110	397%
UniCare	$101	364%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$109 - $161

Excludes 2 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 179), 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: 97140.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Boston Children's Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 97140.
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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