CMS Price Transparency Data

Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine

Facility: St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City

Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$199

modeled fair price · typically $42–$355

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$228

About the fair price

about $29 over the fair price

Fair price $199 This hospital $228 Cash price $164 Hospital's list price $273

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $127 Priciest $228

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

A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $199. St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City charges insurers about $228, or about $164 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Kansas City, MO.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$228	—
Aetnamajor	$149 - $232	—
Cignamajor	$215	—
Humanamajor	$87	—
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$213 - $273

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 164), 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: 90716.

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 90716.
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.

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Other Procedures at St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City

Compare: Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine at other MO hospitals

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