CMS Price Transparency Data

Pneumonia vaccine injection

Facility: Trident Medical Center

Billing Code: G0009 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$62
about 1.3× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $44–$84
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$80
Above the fair price
about $18 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $62 This hospital $80 Cash price $195 Hospital's list price $195

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $43 Priciest $80

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

A fair price for a Pneumonia vaccine injection is about $62 (about 1.3× the $48 Medicare rate). Trident Medical Center charges insurers about $80, or about $195 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Charleston, SC.

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 $62. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $75 - $91 157%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $61 - $192 128%
Aetnamajor $40 - $96 84%
Humanamajor $122 - $152 255%
Health Net $84 - $91 176%
Molina $34 - $36 71%
SelectHealth $80 - $87 167%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans $27 - $182
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 9330 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC 29406
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals