CMS Price Transparency Data
Flu vaccine (high dose)
Facility: Boston Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 90656 (HCPCS)
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A fair price for this
$36
modeled fair price · typically $24–$63
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Fair price $36 Cash price $11 Hospital's list price $11
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 | $12 - $18 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $23 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $17 | — |
| Cignamajor | $18 - $19 | — |
| Humanamajor | $19 | — |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $13 | — |
| CDPHP | $10 - $18 | — |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $11 - $14 | — |
| Tufts Health Plan | $13 | — |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $13 - $19 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Boston Children's Hospital
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 · Boston $23
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.