CMS Price Transparency Data

Pneumonia vaccine injection

Facility: St Joseph Medical Center

Billing Code: G0009 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$94
about 2.0× the $48 Medicare rate · typically $68–$110
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$100
About the fair price
about $6 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare
Medicare pays $48 Fair price $94 This hospital $100 Cash price $44 Hospital's list price $133

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $25 Priciest $100

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

A fair price for a Pneumonia vaccine injection is about $94 (about 2.0× the $48 Medicare rate). St Joseph Medical Center charges insurers about $100, or about $44 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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 $53 - $174 111%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $54 - $159 113%
Aetnamajor $54 - $230 113%
Humanamajor $56 117%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $52 - $127 109%
Amerigroup $57 119%
Molina $56 - $100 117%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans $52 - $129
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1717 South J Street, Tacoma, WA 98405
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals