Meningitis vaccine (MenQuadfi) cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal ACWY vaccine (MenQuadfi): from $165.17 to $1,360.80, with a median of $375.19. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance — $210.02 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $425.03 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 90619, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 MENING ACY&W-135 TETANUS CONJ IM SOLN source file | $165.17 | $165.17 | $105.05–$439.44 | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Menacwy-Tt Conj Vacc Serogroups Acwy for Im Use source file | $178.30 | $178.30 | $113.40–$439.44 | — |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Menacwy-Tt Vaccine Im source file | $184.05 | $409.00 | $147.24–$512.54 | 55% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 MENINGOCOCCAL VAC A C Y W-135 CONJ TET (PF) 10 MCG source file | $375.19 | $535.99 | $180.52–$611.41 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Menacwy-Tt Conj Vacc Serogroups Acwy for Im Use source file | $791.15 | $1,130.22 | $0.01–$1,130.22 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Menacwy-Tt Conj Vacc Serogroups Acwy for Im Use source file | $791.15 | $1,130.22 | $180.52–$1,222.11 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Menacwy-Tt Conj Vacc Serogroups Acwy for Im Use source file | $1,360.80 | $1,944.00 | $180.52–$1,944.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $165.17, median $375.19, highest $1,360.80 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $375.19. 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 5 of 5 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
MenQuadfi is a meningococcal conjugate vaccine against types A, C, W and Y. Preteens get it at 11 or 12 with a booster at 16, and it is required by many colleges and camps.
What the price covers
The price is for the vaccine dose. Giving the shot is usually a separate line (code 90471 for the first vaccine of the visit, 90472 for each additional one).