Vaccine administration fee cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 24 hospitals list a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $15.60 to $324.00, with a median of $64.00. The lowest listed price is at St Mary Medical Center — $48.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $63.73 at 100 hospitals.
- The median here, $64.00, is 9% above the US median of $58.54.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($73.56).
- Philadelphia, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 21 cities for code 90471, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$15.60St Mary Medical Center
Median$64.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$324.00in this market
Difference20.8×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $15.60Highest $27,524.83
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $24.00 | $3.12–$209.89 | 35% |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Vaccine Administration Initial File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.40 | $184.00 | $20.67–$233.34 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Vaccine Administration Initial File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.40 | $184.00 | $20.67–$233.34 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Vaccine Administration Initial File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.40 | $184.00 | $20.67–$233.34 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Vaccine Administration Initial+1 more line at this price File of Jun 1, 2026 · source file | $18.40 | $184.00 | $20.67–$233.34 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Vaccine Administration Initial File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $18.40 | $184.00 | $20.67–$233.34 | 90% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Vfc Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $22.75 | $35.00 | $13.50–$200.02 | 35% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 TOXOID ADMIN,1 VACCINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $37.74 | $37.74 | — | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $44.20 | $68.00 | $8.84–$209.89 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.70 | $78.00 | $14.50–$473.55 | 35% |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.70 | $78.00 | $13.50–$200.02 | 35% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Immunization Admin Inj 1 Vaccine+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $63.46 | $63.46 | $10.47–$700.00 | — |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Admin Vaccine 1St Vaccine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Admin Vaccine 1St Vaccine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Admin Vaccine 1St Vaccine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Admin Vaccine 1St Vaccine File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Immuniz Admin, Inj, Init Vac File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $283.15 | $44.87–$226.52 | 75% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB IMMUNIZATION ADMIN File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $90.00 | $100.00 | $17.81–$184.11 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB IMMUNIZATION ADMIN File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $90.00 | $100.00 | $17.00–$251.78 | 10% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Immun Admin, 1 Vaccine (VFC) - NRSY+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $110.84 | $184.72 | $24.00–$160.71 | 40% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Immun Admin, 1 Vaccine - 2 North+7 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $113.41 | $189.01 | $24.00–$164.44 | 40% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $114.40 | $176.00 | $61.60–$178.82 | 35% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Immun Admin, 1 Vaccine - ER+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $122.74 | $204.56 | $24.00–$177.97 | 40% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 VACCINE ADMIN - PNEUMOCOCCAL II+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $294.88 | $294.88 | $42.37–$246.37 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ IMMUNIZATION ADMINISTRATION+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $294.88 | $294.88 | $42.37–$246.37 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 IMMUNIZATION ADMINISTRATION+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $294.88 | $294.88 | $42.37–$246.37 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ VACCINE ADMIN - HEP B II+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $294.88 | $294.88 | $42.37–$246.37 | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Immunization Administration Sq / Im One Vaccine+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $324.00 | $324.00 | — | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $12,431.91 | — | $11.50–$10,307.20 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Administration Immunization 1 Vaccine File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $27,524.83 | — | $129.41–$37,982.88 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $15.60, median $64.00, highest $324.00 — a 20.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 17 facilities here, median $90.00. 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 13 of 18 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 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.
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