Vaccine administration fee cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $6.30 to $65.34, with a median of $22.64. The lowest listed price is at Tulane Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $16.34 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $23.20 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Administration Flu Virus Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Administration Flu Virus Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$95.13 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Administration of 1 Vaccine | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$95.13 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Administration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Administration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Administration of 1 Vaccine | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$95.13 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$95.13 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Administration Flu Virus Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Administration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Administration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$95.13 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital lowest Metairie, LA Administration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Administration of 1 Vaccine | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$95.13 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center lowest New Orleans, LA Administration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $6.30 | $45.00 | $10.76–$93.85 | 86% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Administration of 1 Vaccine | $17.92 | $128.00 | $102.15–$96.00 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $26.04 | $186.00 | $102.15–$94.67 | 86% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $27.36 | $171.00 | $114.75–$98.67 | 84% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $31.20 | $195.00 | $100.81–$94.51 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $32.13 | $119.00 | $110.67–$83.30 | 73% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Administration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $33.60 | $210.00 | $100.81–$94.51 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Administration of 1 Vaccine | $33.60 | $210.00 | $100.81–$94.51 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Administration Flu Virus Vaccination | $33.60 | $210.00 | $100.81–$94.51 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Administration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $33.60 | $210.00 | $100.81–$94.51 | 84% | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Inj Vacc Admn Smallpox&Monkeypox 0.5ml Subq | $65.34 | $297.00 | $102.52–$93.85 | 78% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.30, median $22.64, highest $65.34 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
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 8 it is 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.
15 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90471 ($52.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LAAdministration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $2.10 | file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LAAdministration Flu Virus Vaccination | $2.10 | file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LAAdministration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $2.10 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LAAdministration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $2.35 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LAAdministration Flu Virus Vaccination | $2.35 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LAAdministration of 1 Vaccine | $2.35 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LAAdministration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $2.35 | file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LAAdministration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $3.23 | file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LAAdministration Flu Virus Vaccination | $3.23 | file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LAAdministration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $3.23 | file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LAAdministration of 1 Vaccine | $3.23 | file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LAAdministration Flu Virus Vaccination | $4.05 | file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LAAdministration of 1 Vaccine | $4.05 | file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LAAdministration Hepatitis B Vaccination | $4.05 | file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LAAdministration Pneumococcal Vaccination | $4.05 | file |