CMS Price Transparency Data

Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine

Facility: Verde Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$242

modeled fair price · typically $86–$457

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$521

Well above the fair price

about $279 over the fair price

Fair price $242 This hospital $521 Cash price $929 Hospital's list price $1,857

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $60 Priciest $647

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

A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $242. Verde Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $521, or about $929 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Cottonwood, AZ.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $242. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$267 - $2,473	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$607 - $1,946	—
Aetnamajor	$782 - $2,318	—
Cignamajor	$937 - $2,406	—
Ambetter (Centene)	$521 - $1,337	—
Devoted Health	$312 - $802	—
Health Net	$204 - $267	—
WellCare	$521 - $1,337	—
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$257 - $5,000

Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 929), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: 90716.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Verde Valley Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code 90716.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Verde Valley Medical Center

Compare: Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine at other AZ hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.