CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 0.5× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $18–$45
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$30
Above the fair price
about $4 over the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $26 This hospital $30 Cash price $65 Hospital's list price $67

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other ID hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $51

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 $26 (about 0.5× the $48 Medicare rate). Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $30, or about $65 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Boise, ID.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $26. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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

✓ 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 $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
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1055 North Curtis Road, Boise, ID 83706
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals