CMS Price Transparency Data

Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine

Facility: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

Billing Code: 90716 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$182

modeled fair price · typically $55–$403

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$53

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $129 under the fair price

Fair price $182 This hospital $53 Cash price $174 Hospital's list price $462

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 WI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $53 Priciest $174

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine is about $182. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $53, or about $174 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in La Crosse, WI.

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	$53 - $376	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$53 - $374	—
Aetnamajor	$203 - $439	—
Cignamajor	$379	—
Humanamajor	$439	—
Amerigroup	$53	—
Dean Health Plan	$193	—
HealthPartners	$231 - $408	—
Medica	$154 - $354	—
Molina	$53	—
Quartz	$195	—
UCare	$185 - $369	—
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$53 - $416

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 174), 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 Gundersen Lutheran 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.

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Other Procedures at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center

Compare: Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine at other WI hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.