CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine (high dose)

Facility: CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs

Billing Code: 90656 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$47
modeled fair price · typically $18–$89
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$20
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $27 under the fair price
Fair price $47 This hospital $20 Cash price $19 Hospital's list price $45

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $12 Priciest $22

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

A fair price for a Flu vaccine (high dose) is about $47. CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs charges insurers about $20, or about $19 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Council Bluffs, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 $9 - $37 —
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $9 - $22 —
Humanamajor $9 —
Ambetter (Centene) $7 - $20 —
Amerigroup $10 - $20 —
Medica $9 - $43 —
Molina $21 —
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $9 - $27
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 800 Mercy Drive, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals