CMS Price Transparency Data

Pneumococcal vaccine

Facility: Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc

Billing Code: 90732 (HCPCS)

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A fair price for this

$134

modeled fair price · typically $101–$179

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$133

About the fair price

about $1 under the fair price

Fair price $134 This hospital $133 Cash price $495 Hospital's list price $761

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $95 Priciest $133

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Pneumococcal vaccine is about $134. Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc charges insurers about $133, or about $495 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Pittsburg, KS.

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✓ 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	$152 - $513	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$133 - $201	—
Aetnamajor	$125 - $647	—
Cignamajor	$525 - $586	—
Humanamajor	$125	—
HealthLink	$609	—
Medica	$277	—
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$166 - $609

Government programs also on file: 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 495), 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: 90732.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Mercy Hospital Pittsburg, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code 90732.
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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