CMS Price Transparency Data

Pneumonia vaccine injection

Facility: St Clair Hospital

Billing Code: G0009 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$43
about 0.9× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $29–$53
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$74
Above the fair price
about $31 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $43 This hospital $74 Cash price $27 Hospital's list price $108

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $18 Priciest $74

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

A fair price for a Pneumonia vaccine injection is about $43 (about 0.9× the $48 Medicare rate). St Clair Hospital charges insurers about $74, or about $27 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, PA.

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 $43. 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.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $10 - $150 21%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $12 - $102 25%
Aetnamajor $12 - $122 25%
Cignamajor $47 - $105 98%
Humanamajor $46 96%
AmeriHealth $12 - $46 25%
Geisinger $12 - $47 25%
HealthPartners $12 - $48 25%
UPMC Health Plan $11 - $46 23%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $12 - $109

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1000 Bower Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals