CMS Price Transparency Data

Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$200

modeled fair price · typically $110–$236

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$179

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $21 under the fair price

Fair price $200 This hospital $179 Cash price $168 Hospital's list price $609

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $82 Priciest $453

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

A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $200. Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $179, or about $168 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Keene, NH.

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	$143 - $462	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$175 - $483	—
Aetnamajor	$163 - $416	—
Cignamajor	$179 - $301	—
AmeriHealth	$74 - $130	—
Harvard Pilgrim	$130 - $277	—
MVP Health Care	$179 - $301	—
Tufts Health Plan	$142 - $388	—
WellSense	$84 - $130	—
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$102 - $609

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 168), 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 Cheshire Medical Center 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 Cheshire Medical Center

Compare: Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine at other NH hospitals

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