Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis)
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: 90715 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $121 compared to the $74 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.64× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) is about $74. Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $121, or about $151 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Chelsea, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $74. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $35 - $158 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $76 - $121 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $24 - $161 | — |
| Cignamajor | $37 - $166 | — |
| Humanamajor | $35 - $157 | — |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $121 | — |
| AmeriHealth | $35 - $157 | — |
| CareSource | $122 | — |
| Dean Health Plan | $39 - $177 | — |
| GEHA | $35 - $158 | — |
| Health Net | $52 - $236 | — |
| HealthPartners | $40 - $183 | — |
| MagnaCare | $35 - $157 | — |
| Medical Mutual | $35 - $157 | — |
| MVP Health Care | $39 - $177 | — |
| Paramount | $39 - $177 | — |
| Priority Health | $50 - $55 | — |
| Tufts Health Plan | $40 - $183 | — |
| UniCare | $35 - $157 | — |
| + 115 smaller / regional plans | $14 - $236 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital
Compare: Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) at other MI hospitals
- University of Michigan Health - West · Wyoming $33
- Henry Ford Health St John Hospital · Detroit $38
- Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital · Warren $38
- Ascension River District Hospital · East China $38
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $39
- Trinity Health Oakland Hospital · Pontiac $39
- Mercy Health Saint Mary's · Grand Rapids $39
- Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital · Muskegon $39
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Chelsea Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $84
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $84).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($151) Beats Your Bill
Chelsea Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $151 (vs. $121 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $74 Fair BaseRate ($43 Medicare)
Your bill ($232) is $158 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($74) and 5.4× the $43 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.