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Administration of Vaccine Cost in Pennsylvania
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 70 Pennsylvania hospitals. CPT 90471. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $49.40
📉 Low $6.50
📈 High $517
🏥 70 hospitals
🏛️ 47 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $21.79
Hospital comparison — Pennsylvania
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 70 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Medicare | Humana | BCBS | Medicaid | TRICARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARREN GENERAL HOSPITAL CRESCENT PARK WEST WARREN |
$6.50 | $63.00 | $100 | $60.00 | — | $101 | $100 | — | $60.00 |
| PENN HIGHLANDS MON VALLEY HOSPITAL COUNTRY CLUB RD. MONONGAHELA |
$9.00 | $10.00 | $19.56 | — | $18.99 | $19.56 | $17.85 | — | — |
| AHN SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL ERIE |
$10.26 | $80.53 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $79.75 | $82.08 | $81.30 | — | — |
| AHN JEFFERSON HOSPITAL JEFFERSON HILLS |
$10.83 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $70.52 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| AHN CANONSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL CANONSBURG |
$12.54 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $70.52 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| AHN FORBES HOSPITAL MONROEVILLE |
$12.54 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $70.52 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER RENOVO |
$12.88 | $10.35 | — | $17.98 | $11.95 | $12.06 | $17.94 | — | — |
| AHN GROVE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GROVE CITY |
$13.11 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $70.52 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL NATRONA HEIGHTS |
$13.11 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $70.52 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$13.68 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $72.57 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD |
$14.82 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $70.52 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| WEST PENN HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$15.39 | $71.21 | $16.00 | $19.93 | $70.52 | $72.57 | — | — | — |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER LANGHORNE |
$15.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UPMC WELLSBORO WELLSBORO |
$16.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARNES-KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA |
$16.10 | $40.00 | $42.91 | $53.53 | $211 | $211 | — | $154 | — |
| CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTER ROARING SPRING |
$16.80 | $10.00 | $94.00 | $41.20 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | $100 |
| MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL DARBY |
$22.75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL YORK |
$25.60 | $27.74 | $30.11 | $28.57 | $69.68 | — | — | $12.80 | — |
| WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL YORK |
$25.60 | $27.74 | $30.11 | $28.57 | $69.68 | — | — | $12.80 | — |
| WELLSPAN GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL GETTYSBURG |
$25.60 | $34.00 | — | — | $69.14 | — | — | $70.55 | — |
| JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL ABINGTON |
$26.30 | $20.00 | $15.75 | — | $21.40 | — | — | $14.70 | — |
| PENN HIGHLANDS BROOKVILLE BROOKVILLE |
$28.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENN HIGHLANDS ELK SAINT MARYS |
$28.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENN HIGHLANDS STATE COLLEGE TYRONE |
$28.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENN HIGHLANDS HUNTINGDON HUNTINGDON |
$28.00 | $9.80 | $13.92 | $25.45 | — | $15.82 | — | — | — |
| CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER HAIDA AVENUE HASTINGS |
$30.00 | $20.80 | $20.00 | $61.60 | — | — | — | — | $20.00 |
| CONEMAUGH MEYERSDALE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL DRIVE MEYERSDALE |
$30.00 | $39.52 | $38.00 | $61.60 | — | — | $114 | — | $38.00 |
| CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JOHNSTOWN |
$36.80 | $55.40 | $59.80 | $60.00 | — | — | $3.87 | — | $100 |
| PENN MEDICINE DOYLESTOWN HEALTH WEST STATE STREET DOYLESTOWN |
$39.00 | $68.70 | $100 | $47.60 | $100 | — | $27.00 | — | $100 |
| FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PEACH ORCHARD RD. MC CONNELLSBURG |
$39.90 | $46.00 | $90.00 | $30.80 | $100 | $19.54 | $40.00 | — | — |
| GUTHRIE ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL SAYRE |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTHRIE ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL, TOWANDA CAMPUS TOWANDA |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTHRIE TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TROY |
$42.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVER BEAVER |
$42.66 | $10.00 | $14.00 | $49.14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE VALLEY SEWICKLEY MCKEES ROCKS |
$42.66 | $10.00 | $13.00 | $49.14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WELLSPAN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEWISBURG |
$49.40 | $68.47 | $59.96 | — | $68.47 | $68.47 | — | $12.98 | — |
| NAZARETH HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$50.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL GREEENSBURG |
$60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRICK HOSPITAL MT PLESANT |
$60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LATROBE HOSPITAL LATROBE |
$60.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CLARION HOSPITAL CLARION |
$62.72 | $70.53 | $68.47 | $68.47 | $68.47 | — | — | — | $68.46 |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA CIVIC CENTER BLVD. PHILADELPHIA |
$63.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WELLSPAN EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EPHRATA |
$69.60 | $34.00 | $72.18 | $52.97 | $15.31 | — | — | $68.74 | — |
| WELLSPAN GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL LEBANON |
$69.60 | $70.64 | $73.82 | $55.52 | $70.30 | — | — | $70.30 | — |
| WELLSPAN PHILHAVEN LEBANON |
$69.60 | — | — | — | $110 | — | — | — | — |
| LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL BRISTOL |
$70.00 | — | $44.87 | $171 | $70.83 | $56.66 | $70.83 | — | $70.83 |
| HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL MEADOWBROOK |
$73.89 | $74.69 | $24.00 | $74.69 | — | — | $48.03 | — | — |
| BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUTLER |
$78.40 | $70.53 | $68.47 | $156 | $68.47 | $71.21 | — | — | $68.46 |
| JEFFERSON BUCKS HOSPITAL LANGHORNE |
$81.86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON LANSDALE HOSPITAL LANSDALE |
$83.02 | $20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL EAST NORRITON |
$83.44 | $40.77 | $14.89 | $26.60 | — | $70.46 | — | — | — |
| FRED AND MINERVA BRAEMER HEART CENTER PHILADELPHIA |
$83.44 | $40.77 | $14.89 | $26.60 | — | $72.56 | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$85.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19.15 | — |
| JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$85.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$85.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19.15 | — |
| JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$85.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$86.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDIANA |
$93.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING WYOMISSING |
$104 | $21.76 | — | $1,498 | — | — | — | — | $22.40 |
| UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL UNIONTOWN |
$106 | $12.84 | $69.79 | $90.00 | $69.79 | $73.28 | $128 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 90471, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $55.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 70 Pennsylvania hospitals above publish for Administration of vaccine — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 90471 in Pennsylvania, Medicare reimburses about $21.79 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Pennsylvania range from $6.50 to $517 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 2.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does administration of vaccine cost in Pennsylvania?
- Cash prices for administration of vaccine (CPT 90471) in Pennsylvania range from $6.50 to $517, with a median of $49.40. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest administration of vaccine in Pennsylvania?
- The cheapest Pennsylvania hospital published cash price for this procedure is $6.50. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Pennsylvania facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 90471 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.