CMS Price Transparency Data

Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine

Facility: Mercyone Elkader Medical Center

Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$174

modeled fair price · typically $65–$371

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$183

About the fair price

about $9 over the fair price

Fair price $174 This hospital $183 Cash price $149 Hospital's list price $229

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $89 Priciest $183

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

A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $174. Mercyone Elkader Medical Center charges insurers about $183, or about $149 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elkader, IA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$126 - $200	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$118 - $183	—
Aetnamajor	$119 - $183	—
Cignamajor	$224	—
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$183	—
Ambetter (Centene)	$200	—
GEHA	$200	—
HealthPartners	$220	—
Medica	$224	—
Medical Mutual	$169	—
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$142 - $239

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 149), 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 Mercyone Elkader 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.

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Other Procedures at Mercyone Elkader Medical Center

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