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BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis

California rates for HCPCS 90585

Supplies the BCG vaccine, a live weakened bacterium given to build protection against tuberculosis. It is placed on the skin and pressed in with a multi-pronged applicator rather than injected deep into muscle, and it leaves a small sore that scabs and heals into a permanent flat scar over several weeks. This covers the vaccine material itself; the visit and the act of giving it are billed separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $204 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$214 to $269
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$151 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $83 to $447Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $191 to $407
$100$200$500facility $204professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$281.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$416.87
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$281.84
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$446.68
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$407.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$562.34
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$512.86
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50

Where California sits

The same service costs 8.3 times more in Arizona than in Alabama. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 5th of 51

$229

AZ $331AL $39.81

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.