CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$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

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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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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 995 9Th Avenue Southwest, Bessemer, AL 35022
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals