Pneumococcal vaccine
Facility: Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 90732 (HCPCS)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $254 compared to the $179 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.42× 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 Pneumococcal vaccine is about $179. Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $254, or about $203 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Cortland, NY.
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 $179. 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 | $127 - $254 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $254 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $14 - $254 | — |
| Humanamajor | $254 | — |
| AmeriHealth | $13 - $254 | — |
| CDPHP | $254 | — |
| Fidelis Care | $234 - $254 | — |
| Geisinger | $76 - $254 | — |
| HealthPartners | $133 - $254 | — |
| MVP Health Care | $133 - $254 | — |
| UPMC Health Plan | $147 - $254 | — |
| WellCare | $254 | — |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $16 - $254 |
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 Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
Compare: Pneumococcal vaccine at other NY hospitals
- Westchester Medical Center · Valhalla $46
- Richmond University Medical Center · Staten Island $51
- Mercy Medical Center · Rockville Centre $51
- St Catherine of Siena Hospital · Smithtown $51
- St Charles Hospital · Port Jefferson $52
- NYU Langone Hospitals · New York $59
- Elmhurst Hospital Center · Elmhurst $66
- Metropolitan Hospital Center · New York $66
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $92
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 = $92).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($203) Beats Your Bill
Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $203 (vs. $254 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $179 Fair BaseRate ($104 Medicare)
Your bill ($254) is $75 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($179) and 2.4× the $104 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.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
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.