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BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis

New York 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?

$195

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $195 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $191 from a physician practice, and about $200 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$191$186 to $224
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$200 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $174 to $302Professionalmedian $191 · 10th to 90th $174 to $251
$50$100$200$500facility $200professional $191

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
$194.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$275.42
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,023.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$416.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$257.04
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$239.88
6 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
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
SL · State-supplied vaccine
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
SL · State-supplied vaccine
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.30

Where New York 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.

New York· 44th of 51

$195

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.