CMS Price Transparency Data
Flu vaccine injection
Facility: Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System
Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)
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$42
about 0.9× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $40–$45
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $42 Cash price $22 Hospital's list price $29
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 | $19 - $86 | 40% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $42 | 88% |
| Aetnamajor | $15 - $43 | 31% |
| Cignamajor | $5 - $45 | 10% |
| Humanamajor | $19 - $45 | 40% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $59 | 123% |
| GEHA | $15 - $26 | 31% |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $11 - $49 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System
Compare: Flu vaccine injection at other AL hospitals
- Athens Limestone Hospital · Athens $18
- USA Health University Hospital · Mobile $21
- St Vincents Blount · Oneonta $21
- USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital · Mobile $21
- Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama · Wedowee $32
- D W McMillan Memorial Hospital · Brewton $39
- Atmore Community Hospital · Atmore $39
- Whitfield Regional Hospital · Demopolis $40
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.