Vaccine administration fee cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $52.80 to $204.00, with a median of $204.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $151.20 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $56.40 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $204.00, is 248% above the US median of $58.54.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($73.56).
- Richmond, VA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Virginia by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 90471, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Immunization Administration File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.80 | $88.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Immunization Administration File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.80 | $88.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Immunization Administration File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.80 | $88.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Immunization Administration File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.80 | $88.00 | — | 40% |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Immunization Administration File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $137.10 | $457.00 | — | 70% |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 483-0000 IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $204.00 | $204.00 | $29.17–$183.60 | — |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $204.00 | $204.00 | $29.17–$183.60 | — |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $204.00 | $204.00 | $29.17–$183.60 | — |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 289-4500 IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $204.00 | $204.00 | $29.17–$183.60 | — |
| Tricities Hospital Prince George, VA · (804) 541-1600 IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $204.00 | $204.00 | $29.17–$183.60 | — |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield, VA · (804) 483-0000 IMMUNIZ ADMIN SGL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $204.00 | $204.00 | $29.17–$183.60 | — |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Immunization Administration File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $952.00 | $1,586.67 | $70.25–$71.65 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $52.80, median $204.00, highest $204.00 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $57.60. 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 0 of 6 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.
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