CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine injection

Facility: Charlevoix Area Hospital

Billing Code: G0008 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$32
about 0.7× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $13–$61
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$33
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 0.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $32 This hospital $33 Cash price $42 Hospital's list price $49

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $16 Priciest $33

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

A fair price for a Flu vaccine injection is about $32 (about 0.7× the $48 Medicare rate). Charlevoix Area Hospital charges insurers about $33, or about $42 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charlevoix, MI.

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 $11 - $52 23%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $11 - $55 23%
Aetnamajor $11 - $54 23%
Cignamajor $23 - $60 48%
Meridian $33 69%
Molina $12 - $30 25%
Priority Health $11 - $60 23%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans $11 - $70
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 14700 Lakeshore Drive, Charlevoix, MI 49720
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals