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BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis

Colorado 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 July 2026.

How much does BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $347 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$186 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$295 to $437

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $186 to $603Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $229
$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $347professional $186

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$263.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Indiana than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Colorado $269 · 2nd of 51
IN $275HI $155

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.