CMS Price Transparency Data

Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine

Facility: University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center

Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$223

modeled fair price · typically $152–$1,281

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Fair price $223 Cash price $595 Hospital's list price $794

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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	$732 - $1,881	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$644 - $717	—
Aetnamajor	$681	—
Cignamajor	$444 - $732	—
Health Net	$675	—
Medical Mutual	$281 - $786	—
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$317 - $722

Excludes 5 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 595), 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 University Hospitals Samaritan 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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How you’d pay

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