Vaccine administration fee cost in Big Sandy, MT
In Big Sandy, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for vaccine administration fee (giving the shot), first vaccine of the visit: from $6.00 to $6.00, with a median of $6.00. Across Montana, the median is $41.56 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — 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 Big Sandy, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy Medical Center lowest Big Sandy, MT · (406) 378-2188 Flu Vaccine Administration | $6.00 | $8.00 | $8.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT · (406) 378-2188 Hydrocortisone 10mg Tablet | $43.00 | $54.00 | $52.00–$55.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT · (406) 378-2188 Immunization Admin (1 Vaccine) | $50.00 | $63.00 | $61.00–$64.00 | 21% | — source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MT · (406) 378-2188 Pneu Vac Admin | $50.00 | $63.00 | $61.00–$64.00 | 21% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $6.00, median $6.00, highest $6.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90471 ($57.75). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MTClindamycin Hcl 300mg Capsule | $4.00 | file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MTDocusate Sodium 100mg Cap | $4.00 | file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MTBenzonatate 100mg Cap | $4.00 | file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MTMetformin Hcl 500mg Tab | $4.00 | file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy, MTMetronidazole (Flagyl) 500mg Tab | $4.00 | file |