Vaccine Administration (one shot) cost at US hospitals

Administration of one vaccine · CPT 90471

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Vaccine Administration (one shot)

This charge is for the act of giving one vaccine — the nurse's or pharmacist's time, the needle, the paperwork — and not for the vaccine itself, which is billed under its own separate code. It covers a single injected vaccine given at one visit.

$6.75

lowest cash price

$67.70

national median

$537.71

highest cash price

870

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $6.75–$537.71 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$6.75

Waldo County General Hospital — Belfast, ME

Most expensive published cash price

$537.71

UCF LAKE NONA HOSPITAL — Orlando, FL

Median cash price over time

Aug 1, 2025 ($56.95) → Sep 1, 2026 ($103.20)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $50.70 $96.72 $270.66
Arizona 23 $8.71 $23.31 $153.60
Arkansas 11 $20.15 $20.80 $185.00
California 90 $9.01 $98.87 $352.74
Colorado 17 $16.40 $207.42 $207.42
Florida 80 $53.37 $146.03 $537.71
Georgia 25 $62.79 $137.62 $221.00
Hawaii 2 $40.64 $40.64 $87.75
Illinois 49 $28.75 $62.40 $138.96
Indiana 26 $78.60 $87.00 $161.29
Iowa 31 $39.65 $75.71 $356.68
Kansas 11 $43.20 $59.80 $154.16
Kentucky 21 $32.99 $77.40 $161.29
Louisiana 2 $47.01 $47.01 $47.01
Maine 7 $6.75 $56.15 $134.25
Maryland 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 27 $29.00 $131.00 $148.00
Minnesota 19 $19.21 $64.00 $96.80
Mississippi 11 $27.60 $41.00 $99.84
Missouri 21 $20.25 $76.05 $108.55
Montana 2 $52.00 $52.00 $56.00
Nebraska 13 $38.34 $55.66 $332.83
Nevada 4 $57.23 $70.52 $98.39
New Hampshire 1 $59.40 $59.40 $59.40
New Jersey 21 $22.44 $59.33 $83.81
New Mexico 2 $33.18 $33.18 $33.18
New York 23 $12.00 $84.22 $342.00
North Carolina 15 $59.08 $59.08 $183.00
North Dakota 4 $62.40 $62.40 $95.20
Ohio 54 $24.70 $55.20 $184.73
Oklahoma 17 $29.05 $80.60 $179.40
Oregon 13 $22.50 $37.26 $107.95
Pennsylvania 32 $12.00 $16.00 $205.60
South Carolina 11 $18.00 $84.50 $148.00
South Dakota 7 $40.80 $98.40 $128.00
Tennessee 37 $24.20 $31.90 $342.03
Texas 115 $12.23 $77.50 $215.25
Virginia 34 $20.50 $48.00 $208.50
Washington 33 $11.95 $62.40 $108.00
West Virginia 17 $39.00 $69.00 $181.50
Wisconsin 34 $32.50 $44.00 $133.10
Wyoming 4 $27.11 $44.93 $55.02

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Waldo County General Hospital Belfast, ME $6.75 $3.38 – $42.01
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $8.71 $22.14 – $125.15
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $9.01 $4.46 – $99.18
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $9.07 $21.58 – $113.78
Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley, AZ $10.84 $36.84 – $113.78
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $11.95 $199.85 – $199.85
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $12.00 $11.00 – $218.09
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $12.00 $1.18 – $73.28
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $12.00 $1.18 – $73.28
UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA $12.00 $0.72 – $84.81
UPMC Magee Pittsburgh, PA $12.00 $1.18 – $74.64
UPMC McKeesport Mckeesport, PA $12.00 $1.18 – $73.28
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $12.00 $0.93 – $74.64
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $12.00 $1.42 – $73.28
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $12.00 $1.71 – $74.64
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $12.00 $1.90 – $74.64
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $12.00 $1.44 – $74.64
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport, PA $12.00 $12.80 – $73.28
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $12.00 $1.18 – $73.28
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $12.00 $1.18 – $73.28
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville Beeville, TX $12.23 $32.00 – $144.06
SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. San Luis Obispo, CA $12.51 $92.44 – $166.39
UPMC Muncy Muncy, PA $12.60 $12.80 – $12.80
UPMC Hamot Erie, PA $13.20 $0.59 – $84.57
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $14.77 $92.44 – $274.30
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA $15.36 $46.74 – $272.12
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro, PA $16.00 $12.80 – $12.80
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins, CO $16.40 $48.38 – $171.65
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $16.63 $23.26 – $113.78
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $17.01 $4.46 – $189.93
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $17.89 $36.84 – $125.15
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $18.00 $49.20 – $73.66
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $18.02 $30.90 – $125.15
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $18.02 $36.84 – $125.15
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $18.15 $4.46 – $159.28
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $18.77 $36.84 – $125.15
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $19.21 $15.01 – $160.83
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $20.15 $63.38 – $87.73
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $20.15 $63.38 – $87.73
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $20.15 $63.38 – $87.73
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $20.15 $63.38 – $87.73
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $20.25 $5.15 – $27.00
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $20.50 $71.65 – $73.76
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $20.50 $71.65 – $73.76
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $20.70 $13.14 – $130.34
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $20.80 $19.35 – $128.73
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $21.06 $24.42 – $54.00
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $21.52 $31.43 – $125.15
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $22.43 $28.13 – $125.15
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $22.44 $36.67 – $154.78

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