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
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $33.12 $60.85 – $177.49
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $33.18 $71.42 – $99.99
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $33.75 $18.00 – $172.53
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $33.75 $68.12 – $122.61
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $33.75 $73.56 – $132.41
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $33.75 $68.12 – $122.61
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $33.75 $68.12 – $122.61
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $33.75 $73.56 – $132.41
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $33.75 $68.12 – $136.24
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $33.75 $68.12 – $122.61
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $33.75 $9.95 – $122.61
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $34.08 $18.15 – $178.18
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $34.08 $18.15 – $77.91
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $34.08 $18.15 – $82.95
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $34.47 $16.22 – $250.95
Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) Smithville, TX $34.47 $16.22 – $250.95
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $34.47 $16.22 – $250.95
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX $34.47 $16.22 – $250.95
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $34.50 $62.50 – $182.28
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $34.60 $20.91 – $158.90
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $34.72 $11.26 – $155.56
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $35.20 $18.88 – $99.00
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $35.75 $60.68 – $87.73
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - Shoreline Corpus Christi, TX $36.16 $32.00 – $138.44
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $36.30 $18.88 – $99.00
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $36.30 $18.88 – $99.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $36.30 $18.88 – $99.00
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $36.30 $18.88 – $99.00
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $36.67 $4.46 – $134.28
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center Ashland, OH $36.75 $69.83 – $125.69
NORTHWEST MEDICAL FOUNDATION OF TILLAMOOK Tillamook, OR $37.26 $21.88 – $51.00
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $37.44 $64.02 – $299.71
64-0881013 MBMC Jackson Jackson, MS $38.22 $64.61 – $180.91
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $38.28 $4.82 – $287.10
Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala, NE $38.34 $47.52 – $104.76
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $38.36 $20.40 – $154.78
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $38.44 $14.57 – $166.78
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $38.64 $96.50 – $183.58
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $38.69 $32.96 – $152.42
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $38.69 $32.96 – $152.42
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $39.00 not published
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $39.10 $19.24 – $42.01
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $39.18 $19.20 – $159.42
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $39.37 $5.87 – $21.84
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $39.61 $3.57 – $22.75
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $39.65 $4.32 – $143.86
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $39.65 $5.57 – $105.00
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $39.65 $4.62 – $139.13
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines, IA $39.65 $3.96 – $139.78
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City, IA $39.65 $4.32 – $155.99

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