CMS Price Transparency Data
Flu vaccine injection
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$45
about 0.9× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $12–$85
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $45 Cash price $5 Hospital's list price $7
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 | $5 | 10% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 | 10% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 | 13% |
| Cignamajor | $6 | 13% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $6 | 13% |
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Flu vaccine injection at other ME hospitals
- Millinocket Regional Hospital · Millinocket $21
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $28
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $29
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $29
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $30
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $30
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $30
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $46
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.