Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $74 compared to the $156 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.47× fair market pricing.
Lowest price of the 5 ID hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 ID hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $156. Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $74 — below the fair price — a good deal. 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 | $74 - $961 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $74 - $230 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $50 - $882 | — |
| Cignamajor | $74 - $521 | — |
| Humanamajor | $74 - $961 | — |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $164 - $187 | — |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $74 | — |
| Dean Health Plan | $155 - $865 | — |
| GEHA | $155 - $882 | — |
| Health Net | $74 - $865 | — |
| HealthPartners | $74 | — |
| Meridian | $74 | — |
| Moda Health | $103 - $865 | — |
| Molina | $74 - $749 | — |
| Paramount | $74 - $865 | — |
| Presbyterian | $74 | — |
| Priority Health | $521 | — |
| SelectHealth | $117 - $865 | — |
| Tufts Health Plan | $74 | — |
| WellSense | $74 | — |
| + 151 smaller / regional plans | $74 - $882 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Compare: Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine at other ID hospitals
- West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $74
- Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $111
- Kootenai Health · Coeur D'Alene $132
- Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa · Nampa $164
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
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Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $88
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 = $88).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $156 Fair BaseRate ($90 Medicare)
Your bill ($242) is $86 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($156) and 2.7× the $90 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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