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BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis

Pennsylvania 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?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $186 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 $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$186$186 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $741Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $186 to $214
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $186professional $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
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$204.17
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$275.42

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $186 · 21st 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.