Vaccine administration fee cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit as an inpatient: from $95.00 to $226.04, with a median of $160.00. The lowest listed price is at The Miriam Hospital — $65.00 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $151.70 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 90471, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC PR VACCINE ADMINISTRATION | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION | $160.00 | $160.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION | $160.00 | $160.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION | $160.00 | $160.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC FLU SHOTS ADMIN.DOH | $160.00 | $160.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION | $160.00 | $160.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION | $186.49 | $186.49 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC VACCINE ADMINISTRATION | $226.04 | $226.04 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $95.00, median $160.00, highest $226.04 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $160.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.