Vaccine administration fee cost in Columbus, OH
In Columbus, OH, 16 hospitals list a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $13.81 to $184.73, with a median of $32.50. The lowest listed price is at Diley Ridge Medical Center and 5 other hospitals — $18.69 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $37.01 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 90471, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diley Ridge Medical Center lowest Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $13.81 | $21.25 | $9.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City lowest Grove City, OH HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $13.81 | $21.25 | $9.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's lowest Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $13.81 | $21.25 | $9.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin lowest Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $13.81 | $21.25 | $9.54–$235.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital lowest New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $13.81 | $21.25 | $9.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East lowest Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $13.81 | $21.25 | $9.54–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 IMMUNIZ ADMIN, ONE VACCINE | $19.13 | $21.25 | $13.81–$20.83 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 722-2000 PR IM ADM PRQ ID SUBQ/IM NJXS 1 VACCINE | $19.13 | $21.25 | $15.94–$36.66 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Berger Hospital Circleville, OH · (740) 420-8008 Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $32.50 | $50.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH · (740) 368-5145 Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $32.50 | $50.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 PR Vaccine Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $46.00 | $46.00 | $12.95–$46.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 PR Vaccine Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $46.00 | $46.00 | $14.59–$46.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Pickerington Methodist Hospital Pickerington, OH Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $47.45 | $73.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 566-5000 Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $47.45 | $73.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH · (614) 544-8000 Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $47.45 | $73.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Methodist Grove City, OH Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $47.45 | $73.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH · (614) 566-9164 Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $47.45 | $73.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH · (614) 544-2136 Hc Admin Immun One Vaccine | $47.45 | $73.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH PR Vaccine Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $54.00 | $54.00 | $14.59–$54.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Dublin Dublin, OH · (380) 898-9000 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $18.00–$235.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's Westerville, OH · (614) 546-4034 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $18.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel Grove City Grove City, OH HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $18.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel East Columbus, OH · (614) 234-5000 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $18.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Diley Ridge Medical Center Canal Winchester, OH · (614) 838-7911 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $18.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine | $54.60 | $84.00 | $18.00–$632.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Morrow County Hospital Mount Gilead, OH · (419) 946-5015 Administration of vaccine | $184.73 | $284.20 | $21.00–$275.67 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.81, median $32.50, highest $184.73 — a 13.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $32.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
Code 90471 is the administration fee for giving a vaccine by injection, for the first vaccine of the visit. Each additional vaccine at the same visit uses 90472. It does not include the vaccine itself.
What the price covers
The price covers the staff time and supplies to give the shot. The vaccine dose is a separate line with its own code.