Vaccine administration fee cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit as an inpatient: from $34.24 to $72.00, with a median of $62.42. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $28.18 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $40.51 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 90471, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC IMMUNIZATION ADMINISTRATION 1 VACCINE | $34.24 | $107.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 ADMINISTRATION FLU VACCIN | $62.42 | $177.00 | $65.90–$81.07 | 65% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NS ADMIN OF VACCINE | $72.00 | $120.00 | $67.56–$120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 OB ADMIN OF VACCINE | $72.00 | $120.00 | $67.56–$120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 OP ADMIN OF VACCINE | $72.00 | $120.00 | $67.56–$120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 ED ADMIN OF VACCINE | $72.00 | $120.00 | $67.56–$120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 VX ADMIN 1ST VACCINE | $72.00 | $120.00 | $67.56–$120.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 CC ADMIN OF VACCINE | $72.00 | $120.00 | $67.56–$120.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $34.24, median $62.42, highest $72.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $29.28 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.