CMS Price Transparency Data

Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine

Facility: Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$209

modeled fair price · typically $83–$362

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$197

About the fair price

about $12 under the fair price

Fair price $209 This hospital $197 Cash price $456 Hospital's list price $651

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $142 Priciest $197

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

A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $209. Columbus Regional Healthcare System charges insurers about $197, or about $456 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Whiteville, NC.

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	$145 - $443	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$234 - $294	—
Aetnamajor	$619 - $632	—
Cignamajor	$619	—
Ambetter (Centene)	$379 - $441	—
AmeriHealth	$145	—
Health Net	$432 - $483	—
Molina	$167 - $197	—
Oscar Health	$423 - $475	—
WellCare	$145	—
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$145 - $619

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 456), 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System

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