Flu vaccine injection
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $30 compared to the $31 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.97× fair market pricing.
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other ID hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Flu vaccine injection is about $31 (about 0.6× the $48 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $30, or about $65 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $14 - $56 | 29% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17 - $150 | 36% |
| Aetnamajor | $17 - $51 | 36% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $49 | 31% |
| Humanamajor | $17 - $56 | 36% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $32 - $70 | 67% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $17 | 36% |
| Clover Health | $30 | 63% |
| Dean Health Plan | $47 - $70 | 98% |
| GEHA | $14 - $51 | 29% |
| Health Net | $17 - $66 | 36% |
| HealthPartners | $17 | 36% |
| Meridian | $17 - $30 | 36% |
| Moda Health | $39 - $98 | 82% |
| Molina | $17 - $119 | 36% |
| PacificSource | $31 - $45 | 65% |
| Paramount | $17 - $70 | 36% |
| Presbyterian | $17 - $30 | 36% |
| Priority Health | $49 | 102% |
| SelectHealth | $31 - $60 | 65% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $17 | 36% |
| WellMed | $30 | 63% |
| WellSense | $17 | 36% |
| + 227 smaller / regional plans | $15 - $150 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Compare: Flu vaccine injection at other ID hospitals
- West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $17
- Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $17
- St Mary's Hospital · Cottonwood $38
- Bingham Memorial Hospital · Blackfoot $42
- Mountain View Hospital · Idaho Falls $46
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $47
- Northwest Specialty Hospital · Post Falls $48
- Boundary Community Hospital · Bonners Ferry $48
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $24
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $24).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($65) Beats Your Bill
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $65 (vs. $30 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $31 Fair BaseRate ($48 Medicare)
Your bill ($67) is $36 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($31) and 1.4× the $48 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.