Flu vaccine (high dose)
Facility: Newton Medical Center
Billing Code: 90656 (HCPCS)
Highest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NJ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Flu vaccine (high dose) is about $25. Newton Medical Center charges insurers about $64, or about $160 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Newton, NJ.
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 $25. 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.
4 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 | $27 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $22 - $150 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $22 - $209 | — |
| Cignamajor | $20 - $22 | — |
| AmeriHealth | $130 - $151 | — |
| GEHA | $27 | — |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $27 | — |
| MVP Health Care | $20 | — |
| Tufts Health Plan | $20 | — |
| UPMC Health Plan | $150 | — |
| WellCare | $150 | — |
| + 22 smaller / regional plans | $20 - $12,000 |
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 Newton Medical Center
Compare: Flu vaccine (high dose) at other NJ hospitals
- Shore Medical Center · Somers Point $18
- Hackensack University Medical Center · Hackensack $22
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway $22
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Somerset · Somerville $22
- Carewell Health Medical Center · East Orange $22
- Capital Health Regional Medical Center · Trenton $22
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center · Newark $23
- Clara Maass Medical Center · Belleville $23
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.