CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: Watsonville Community Hospital

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$63
about 1.3× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $41–$135
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$70
About the fair price
about $7 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $63 This hospital $70 Cash price $111 Hospital's list price $185

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $26 Priciest $70

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

A fair price for a Flu vaccine injection is about $63 (about 1.3× the $48 Medicare rate). Watsonville Community Hospital charges insurers about $70, or about $111 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Watsonville, CA.

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 $29 - $188 61%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $29 - $168 61%
Aetnamajor $29 - $154 61%
Cignamajor $29 - $132 61%
Humanamajor $144 - $188 301%
GEHA $101 - $150 211%
Health Net $29 - $118 61%
UCare $144 - $188 301%
+ 39 smaller / regional plans $26 - $188
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: 75 Nielson Street, Watsonville, CA 95076
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals