Meningitis B vaccine (Bexsero) cost in Altoona, PA — inpatient
In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal B vaccine (Bexsero), 2-dose schedule as an inpatient: from $82.20 to $573.00, with a median of $327.60. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Altoona — $245.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $192.00 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90620, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Altoona, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 MENINGOCOCCAL GRP B VACC 0.5ML | $82.20 | $137.00 | $54.16–$109.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 MENINGOCOCCAL RECOMB VACC | $82.20 | $137.00 | $54.16–$109.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 MENINGOCOCCAL GRP B VACC 0.5ML | $109.60 | $137.00 | $54.16–$109.60 | 20% | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 58160-0976-06 - meningococcal group B vaccine recombinant, OMV, adjuvanted Sus-DUB | $573.00 | $573.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 meningococcal group B (Bexsero) vaccine recombinant, OMV, (ages 10-25 yrs) Sus-[B] | $573.00 | $573.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $82.20, median $327.60, highest $573.00 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $327.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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. 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
Bexsero protects against meningococcal type B, a cause of meningitis outbreaks on college campuses. It is given in two doses at least one month apart, mainly to people 16 to 23 after talking with a doctor, and to people at higher risk.
What the price covers
The price is for one dose. , and the series takes two doses.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 90620 ($356.26). 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.
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PARHC ADM IM MENB-4C VACC 2 DOSE IM | $23.14 | file |