CMS Price Transparency Data

Flu vaccine (high dose)

Facility: Albany Medical Center Hospital

Billing Code: 90656 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$24
modeled fair price · typically $17–$52
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$22
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price
Fair price $24 This hospital $22 Cash price $28 Hospital's list price $56

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $10 Priciest $22

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

A fair price for a Flu vaccine (high dose) is about $24. Albany Medical Center Hospital charges insurers about $22, or about $28 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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 $22 - $120 —
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $14 - $111 —
Aetnamajor $8 - $32 —
Cignamajor $22 —
CDPHP $22 - $111 —
Fidelis Care $14 - $111 —
MagnaCare $29 - $120 —
MVP Health Care $22 - $112 —
+ 7 smaller / regional plans $14 - $120
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 43 New Scotland Avenue, Mail Code 34, Albany, NY 12208
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals