Flu vaccine (high dose)
Facility: St Peter's Hospital
Billing Code: 90656 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $26 compared to the $27 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.96× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $27. St Peter's Hospital charges insurers about $26, or about $40 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.
6 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 | $8 - $71 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9 - $71 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $10 - $71 | — |
| Cignamajor | $35 - $71 | — |
| Humanamajor | $22 - $71 | — |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $40 - $71 | — |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $40 - $71 | — |
| AmeriHealth | $40 - $71 | — |
| AvMed | $40 - $71 | — |
| Bright Health | $40 - $71 | — |
| CareSource | $40 - $71 | — |
| Clover Health | $40 - $71 | — |
| Dean Health Plan | $40 - $71 | — |
| Fidelis Care | $17 - $71 | — |
| Friday Health | $40 - $71 | — |
| GEHA | $40 - $71 | — |
| Geisinger | $40 - $71 | — |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $37 - $71 | — |
| Health Net | $40 - $71 | — |
| HealthLink | $40 - $71 | — |
| HealthPartners | $35 - $71 | — |
| Independent Health | $18 - $71 | — |
| MagnaCare | $18 - $71 | — |
| Medica | $40 - $71 | — |
| Medical Mutual | $40 - $71 | — |
| Meridian | $40 - $71 | — |
| Moda Health | $40 - $71 | — |
| Molina | $40 - $71 | — |
| MVP Health Care | $25 - $71 | — |
| Oscar Health | $40 - $71 | — |
| PacificSource | $40 - $71 | — |
| Paramount | $40 - $71 | — |
| Presbyterian | $40 - $71 | — |
| Priority Health | $35 - $71 | — |
| Providence Health Plan | $40 - $71 | — |
| Sanford Health Plan | $40 - $71 | — |
| Security Health Plan | $40 - $71 | — |
| SelectHealth | $40 - $71 | — |
| Sentara | $40 - $71 | — |
| Tufts Health Plan | $35 - $71 | — |
| UCare | $40 - $71 | — |
| UniCare | $26 - $71 | — |
| UPMC Health Plan | $40 - $71 | — |
| WellCare | $40 - $71 | — |
| WellMed | $40 - $71 | — |
| WellSense | $40 - $71 | — |
| + 1049 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $71 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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Other Procedures at St Peter's Hospital
Compare: Flu vaccine (high dose) at other NY hospitals
- Margaretville Memorial Hospital · Margaretville $10
- Ellis Hospital · Schenectady $11
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $12
- Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake · Saranac Lake $12
- Westchester Medical Center · Valhalla $12
- Bon Secours Community Hospital · Port Jervis $13
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center · Brooklyn $13
- University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center · Syracuse $13
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St Peter's Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $19
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 = $19).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($40) Beats Your Bill
St Peter's Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $40 (vs. $26 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $27 Fair BaseRate ($16 Medicare)
Your bill ($51) is $24 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($27) and 3.2× the $16 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.
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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.