Pneumonia vaccine injection
Facility: Kern Medical Center
Billing Code: G0009 (HCPCS)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Pneumonia vaccine injection is about $42 (about 0.9× the $48 Medicare rate). Kern Medical Center charges insurers about $34, or about $142 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bakersfield, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $106 | 25% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $160 | 334% |
| Health Net | $125 - $142 | 261% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $5 - $142 |
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Other Procedures at Kern Medical Center
Compare: Pneumonia vaccine injection at other CA hospitals
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $26
- Barstow Community Hospital · Barstow $30
- Alameda Hospital · Alameda $31
- Saint Agnes Medical Center · Fresno $34
- John C Fremont Healthcare District · Mariposa $34
- City of Hope National Medical Center · Duarte $35
- Highland Hospital · Oakland $41
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital · Hollister $42
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.