CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: Mainehealth Franklin Hospital

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$35
about 0.7× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $16–$82
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$30
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $5 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $35 This hospital $30 Cash price $42 Hospital's list price $42

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How this hospital compares to other ME hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.

Cheapest $21 Priciest $46

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

A fair price for a Flu vaccine injection is about $35 (about 0.7× the $48 Medicare rate). Mainehealth Franklin Hospital charges insurers about $30, or about $42 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Farmington, ME.

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 $8 - $58 17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $309 17%
Aetnamajor $8 - $49 17%
Cignamajor $14 - $54 29%
Harvard Pilgrim $21 - $60 44%
WellCare $9 - $34 19%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $25 - $68
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 111 Franklin Health Commons, Farmington, ME 04938
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals