Hepatitis B vaccine
Facility: Merit Health River Region
Billing Code: 90744 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $62 compared to the $35 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.77× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Hepatitis B vaccine is about $35. Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $62, or about $194 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.
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 $35. 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
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 - $131 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $98 - $108 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $55 - $292 | — |
| Cignamajor | $322 - $602 | — |
| Humanamajor | $119 - $131 | — |
| Devoted Health | $55 - $60 | — |
| HealthPartners | $584 - $645 | — |
| Molina | $55 - $172 | — |
| WellCare | $56 - $61 | — |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $53 - $860 |
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 Merit Health River Region
Compare: Hepatitis B vaccine at other MS hospitals
- Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital · Olive Branch $18
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport · Gulfport $27
- Tishomingo Health Services Inc · Iuka $31
- North Mississippi Medical Center · Tupelo $31
- Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed · Eupora $31
- North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory · Amory $31
- Clay County Medical Corporation · West Point $31
- Highland Hills Medical Center · Senatobia $32
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Merit Health River Region (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $298
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 = $298).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($194) Beats Your Bill
Merit Health River Region's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $194 (vs. $62 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $35 Fair BaseRate ($20 Medicare)
Your bill ($820) is $785 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($35) and 41.0× the $20 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.