BCG Vaccine Against Tuberculosis

Vermont 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?

$214

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $214 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $214.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $178 to $229

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $194.98 Median $194.98 Typical High $213.80	Professional	None	$194.98	$194.98	$213.80
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $177.83 Median $213.80 Typical High $213.80	Professional	None	$177.83	$213.80	$213.80
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $177.83 Median $204.17 Typical High $229.09	Professional	None	$177.83	$204.17	$229.09

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 19th of 51

$214

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.