CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: University of Alabama Hospital

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$43
about 0.9× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $40–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$41
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $43 This hospital $41 Hospital's list price $69

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

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

Cheapest $18 Priciest $41

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

A fair price for a Flu vaccine injection is about $43 (about 0.9× the $48 Medicare rate). University of Alabama Hospital charges insurers about $41 — about the fair price. Located in Birmingham, AL.

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 $20 - $61 42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $41 86%
Aetnamajor $42 - $56 88%
Cignamajor $44 - $53 92%
Humanamajor $38 - $59 79%
Ambetter (Centene) $57 119%
GEHA $59 123%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans $16 - $62
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 619 South 19Th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - State
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals