Flu vaccine (high dose)
Facility: Boston Medical Center
Billing Code: 90656 (HCPCS)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Flu vaccine (high dose) is about $27. Boston Medical Center charges insurers about $23, or about $23 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Boston, MA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $22 - $35 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $18 - $37 | — |
| Cignamajor | $22 - $64 | — |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $22 | — |
| Tufts Health Plan | $20 - $431 | — |
| UniCare | $23 | — |
| + 11 smaller / regional plans | $14 - $513 |
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Other Procedures at Boston Medical Center
Compare: Flu vaccine (high dose) at other MA hospitals
- Cambridge Health Alliance · Cambridge $21
- Heywood Hospital - · Gardner $21
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $22
- South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $22
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $23
- Mount Auburn Hospital · Cambridge $23
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $23
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $23
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.