Vaccine administration fee cost in Scranton, PA
In Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $78.57 to $104.16, with a median of $91.37. The lowest listed price is at Regional Hospital of Scranton — $12.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $42.00 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90471, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 IMM ADM 1ST VACCINE | $78.57 | $291.00 | $19.54–$273.83 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton lowest Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 IMM ADM 1ST VACCINE | $78.57 | $291.00 | $19.54–$273.83 | 73% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre, PA · (570) 829-8111 IMM ADM 1ST VACCINE | $104.16 | $434.00 | $19.54–$401.45 | 76% | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $78.57, median $91.37, highest $104.16 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $139.23. 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 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 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.
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.