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
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $84.00 $22.26 – $132.49
OSF St Joseph Medical Center Bloomington, IL $84.00 $77.16 – $78.70
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $84.15 $77.16 – $81.01
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $84.15 $77.16 – $81.01
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $84.22 $10.00 – $134.82
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $84.22 $19.14 – $134.82
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $84.22 $19.14 – $134.82
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $84.22 $19.14 – $134.82
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $84.22 $10.00 – $134.82
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $84.22 $10.00 – $134.82
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $84.22 $19.14 – $134.82
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $84.22 $19.14 – $134.82
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $84.22 $10.00 – $134.82
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $84.22 $19.14 – $134.82
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $84.22 $19.14 – $134.82
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $84.40 $85.90 – $219.25
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC $84.50 $40.58 – $76.56
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $84.60 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $84.60 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $85.15 $14.72 – $136.44
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $85.60 $4.76 – $17.71
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $85.80 $63.38 – $147.12
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $85.80 $4.12 – $15.87
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $85.80 $63.38 – $147.12
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $86.40 $65.36 – $65.36
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $86.40 $44.80 – $44.80
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $87.00 $3.46 – $15.87
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $87.00 $4.12 – $15.87
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $87.75 not published
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA $88.20 $92.60 – $171.32
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $88.20 $92.60 – $171.32
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $88.40 $68.12 – $70.84
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $88.44 $22.00 – $218.30
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $89.25 $97.01 – $97.01
CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga Chattanooga, TN $90.53 $6.65 – $149.80
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $90.56 $4.46 – $226.38
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $90.92 $25.36 – $166.60
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $91.09 $13.83 – $65.81
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $91.25 $6.29 – $232.90
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL $91.80 $77.16 – $78.70
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $92.80 $6.76 – $17.71
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $92.80 $6.76 – $17.71
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $93.60 $9.05 – $74.73
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $93.81 $4.37 – $17.86
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN $94.40 $45.75 – $106.20
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $94.80 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $94.80 not published
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $94.95 $4.46 – $225.36
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND $95.20 $8.07 – $74.73
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton, IA $95.55 $4.32 – $39.00

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