CMS Price Transparency Data

Group therapy session

Facility: Akron Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 90853 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$54
about 0.5× the $104 Medicare rate · typically $30–$97
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$41
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $13 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $104 Fair price $54 This hospital $41 Cash price $80 Hospital's list price $118

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $26 Priciest $66

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

A fair price for a Group therapy session is about $54 (about 0.5× the $104 Medicare rate). Akron Children's Hospital charges insurers about $41, or about $80 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Akron, OH.

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 $26 - $165 25%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $31 - $160 30%
Aetnamajor $31 - $160 30%
Cignamajor $34 - $111 33%
Humanamajor $32 - $162 31%
AmeriHealth $32 - $165 31%
CareSource $31 - $157 30%
Health Net $108 104%
Molina $31 - $160 30%
Paramount $120 116%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans $23 - $160
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1 Perkins Square, Akron, OH 44308
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Childrens