Wellness

[ChouChou]

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@Havarti wrote:

Is anyone willing to share how much you had to pay out-of-pocket for the shots?  TIA

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I think that the cost depends on your insurance. My DH and I have Kaiser/Medicare. We got it at no charge. My neighbor has Blue Cross/Blue Shield through his employer and he had to pay $10.

I would check with whatever pharmacy or physician/clinic you use.

[Krimpette]

@Havarti  I forgot to mention that I am on Medicare.  And my previous post shows what I paid.

[catter70]

I'm not positive, but I think I paid $56.00 out of pocket. I'm on Medicare.

[SilleeMee]

I'm not on Medicare but my private insurance paid for 100% of the shots #1 and #2.

[patbz]

@Havarti :  In Arizona if you are,at least 65, the shots are free and don't require a prescription.  DH and I were on the waiting list for over 9 mths and they never called us.  One day we were at pharmacy and they had them and we got first shot.  One month later they sent an email that we could get second shot.  As we had intended to get flu shot that day, after checking (about two shots same day) we got a shot in each arm.  Next day we were pretty sore (I was bruised on shingles arm and DH had a minor rash) but no big deal.  I've had a mild case of Shingles shortly before retiring and I don't want to go through that again.

[alicedee]

I just checked...my HAP Medicare Advantage Plan covers both Shingrix vaccines once in a lifetime.

[gidgetgh]

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@gidgetgh wrote:

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@Havarti wrote:

Is anyone willing to share how much you had to pay out-of-pocket for the shots?  TIA

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@Havarti I'll let you know when we get home!

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@Havarti Anthem/Blue Cross paid 100% for mine today. 

My husband, who is on Medicare with a Blue Cross Plan F supplement, had to pay $31.25. 

[mrssweetiebear]

I got on the waiting list at my local Longs/CVS this past January.  In September I got a call that my first dose was available. I had a sore arm the next day.  Slightly more so than the soreness from the flu shot the following month.  They told me I would be notified between 2 and 4 months when they received more vaccine for the second and final in the series.  I was glad it came in a week prior to Thanksgiving as I thought I might have a bit of a reaction to the second dose.  My husband had his last year and felt fine after the first but sick after the shot no. 2. I felt blah and had flue-y type aches the next day but the soreness in my arm was pretty bad for 5 or 6 days.

Cost wise it was high for me as Medicare does not cover it with only Part A and B.  I don't have prescription coverage or any supplemental so it was $168.00 x 2.  But I consider it well worth to keep from going through Shingles  like my mom, a brother-in-law and a couple friends.  I've seen and heard the horror stories. My dh got his through the VA and so was much less.

We do have one friend who did still get a light case of it on his face even with getting both vaccines. I imagine it would have been much worse if he didn't get those shots. 

[ahoymate]

Shingrix is an expensive vaccine. If you have Medicare part D, you pay half. For those that don't, the cost is between $200 & 300.00.

[Another new name Sue]

I've had both shots.  As shots go, it's a little more painful than the flu shot for some reason, and I had more of a reaction to the second than the first, just felt not very good for about 1 day.  Glad that's behind me.