CMS Price Transparency Data

Typhoid vaccine

Facility: St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City

Billing Code: 90675 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$378

about 1.2× the $315 Medicare rate · typically $327–$508

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$515

Above the fair price

about $137 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $315 Fair price $378 This hospital $515 Cash price $378 Hospital's list price $630

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $262 Priciest $515

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

A fair price for a Typhoid vaccine is about $378 (about 1.2× the $315 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City charges insurers about $515, or about $378 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Kansas City, MO.

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 $378. 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.

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	$335 - $515	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$265 - $527	84%
Aetnamajor	$331 - $619	105%
Cignamajor	$196 - $800	62%
Humanamajor	$194 - $350	62%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$201 - $652

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 378), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: 90675.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code 90675.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City

Compare: Typhoid vaccine at other MO hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.