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Care First
Care First is a regional (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia) health insurer, part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) family. They report 7.4K insurance plans covering 100K providers across 17K billing codes.
Source: public Transparency in Coverage filesRefreshed monthly, latest September 202619 monthly releases tracked
Monthly release
7.4K
Plans
100K
Providers (NPIs)
XX% vs prior month
20K
Tax IDs
XX% vs prior month
17K
Billing codes
XX% vs prior month
20M
Rate rows
XX% vs prior month
September 2026 release
What's in Care First's data
A profile of the machine-readable files Care First publishes, after PayerPrice parses and normalizes them.
Billing code types
Distinct codes and rate rows by code system
CodesRows
- CPT10K19M94%
- HCPCS4.5K1.2M5.9%
- CDT83076K0.4%
- RC1402.2K<0.1%
- MS-DRG780620<0.1%
- LOCAL1230<0.1%
Billing class
Professional vs. institutional rate rows
- Professional20M100%
Negotiation arrangement
How each rate is expressed
- Negotiated20M100%
- Per Diem1.5K<0.1%
Plan identifiers
HIOS IDs mark individual and small-group plans; EINs mark employer plans
- HIOS ID4305.9%
- EIN7K94%
Providers by type
Distinct NPIs by entity type
- Individual (Type 1)85K83%
- Organization (Type 2)17K17%
Tax IDs by type
How provider groups are identified
- EIN19K94%
- NPI (Individual)1.2K6.2%
- NPI (Organization)530.3%
Top states
States with the most providers in network
- Maryland55K
- Virginia21K
- District of Columbia8K
- Pennsylvania2.6K
- Delaware1.8K
- Florida1.6K
Top specialties
Provider taxonomies with the most NPIs
- Clinical Social Worker9K
- Physical Therapist6.2K
- Family Nurse Practitioner5.5K
- Professional Counselor5.1K
- Internal Medicine Physician4.8K
- Mental Health Counselor4.1K
These are the files. Want the rates inside them?
Look up Care First's negotiated rates by provider, TIN, billing code and plan.
Month-over-month history
Track how network size and rate volume change with each monthly release.
| Month | Plans | NPIs | Tax IDs | Billing codes | Rate rows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 7.4K | 100K | 20K | 17K | 20M |
| August 2026 | 7.4K | 100K | 20K | 16K | 7.9M |
| July 2026 | 7.5K | 86K | 19K | 16K | 6.3M |
| June 2026 | — | — | — | — | |
| May 2026 | — | — | — | — |
Data quality scorecard
5/6Good
This payer scores 5/6 on data quality (Good). Areas that don't meet the threshold: professional & institutional rates.
Evaluated on the September 2026 release.
Professional & Institutional Rates
Data is missing professional and/or institutional billing class rates
Valid Tax IDs
More than 80% of Tax IDs are EIN or NPI (Organization) type
HIOS Plan
Data includes at least one HIOS-identified plan
Low Derived/Percentage Rates
Less than 10% of negotiation entries are derived or percentage type
Standard Code Coverage
Sufficient CPT and HCPCS code coverage with low proportion of LOCAL entries
Common Taxonomies
NPIs in the dataset cover at least 50 distinct provider taxonomies
How the score works
Each monthly release is checked against six criteria. 5–6 passing criteria rate Good, 3–4 rate Acceptable, and 0–2 rate Poor.
Behavioral, RX, and other specialty networks may not pass all criteria but can still contain complete and usable data.
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Frequently asked questions
About Care First's price transparency data.
What price transparency data does Care First publish?
Care First's September 2026 Transparency in Coverage files list 7.4K plans, 100K providers (NPIs), 20K tax IDs and 17K billing codes, for 20M negotiated rate rows in total.
Which states does Care First's network cover?
Care First's files include providers in 51 states. The states with the most in-network providers are Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Delaware.
How often is Care First's data updated?
Payers must post updated machine-readable files every month. PayerPrice processes Care First's files monthly; the latest processed release is September 2026, and 19 monthly releases are available.
What is the Transparency in Coverage rule?
Since July 2022, the federal Transparency in Coverage rule has required most group health plans and health insurers to publish machine-readable files of their in-network negotiated rates and out-of-network allowed amounts, updated monthly. These files are the source for the data on this page.
How can I access Care First's negotiated rates?
Start a free PayerPrice trial to search Care First's rates in the web app, or book a demo to get the full dataset through the REST API, SQL in Snowflake or Databricks, or AI assistants through the PayerPrice MCP server.