CMS Price Transparency Data

Pneumococcal vaccine

Facility: Tufts Medical Center

Billing Code: 90732 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$135
modeled fair price · typically $60–$230
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$133
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price
Fair price $135 This hospital $133 Cash price $551 Hospital's list price $787

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other MA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $133 Priciest $133

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA 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 $135. Tufts Medical Center charges insurers about $133, or about $551 in cash — about the fair price. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $114 - $133 —
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $133 - $424 —
Aetnamajor $275 - $506 —
Cignamajor $156 - $279 —
AmeriHealth $275 —
AvMed $275 —
GEHA $275 —
Harvard Pilgrim $133 —
Tufts Health Plan $120 - $312 —
WellSense $207 - $280 —
+ 103 smaller / regional plans $133 - $638
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals