Meningitis B vaccine (Bexsero) cost in Boston, MA — inpatient
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal B vaccine (Bexsero), 2-dose schedule as an inpatient: from $230.00 to $407.29, with a median of $265.50. The lowest listed price is at Cambridge Health Alliance — $35.50 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $407.29 at 13 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 90620, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance lowest Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Bexsaro Vaccine | $230.00 | $230.00 | $146.28–$571.74 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 MENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $252.38 | $560.85 | $147.75–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Menb-4c Recombnt Prot & Outer Memb Vesic Vacc Im | $265.50 | $590.00 | $147.75–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Menb-4c Recombnt Prot & Outer Memb Vesic Vacc Im | $265.50 | $590.00 | $147.75–$442.50 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Menb-4c Recombnt Prot & Outer Memb Vesic Vacc Im | $265.50 | $590.00 | $140.71–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 MENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE | $377.88 | $839.73 | $140.71–$713.77 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 MENINGOCOCCAL B VAC 4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 | $407.29 | $581.84 | $136.00–$629.14 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 MENINGOCOCCAL B VAC 4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 | $407.29 | $581.84 | $129.10–$581.84 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 MENINGOCOCCAL B VAC 4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 | $407.29 | $581.84 | $137.09–$581.84 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Pbb Menb-4c Recombnt Prot & Outer Memb Vesic Va | $831.82 | $1,188.31 | $0.01–$1,188.31 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Pbb Menb-4c Recombnt Prot & Outer Memb Vesic Va | $831.82 | $1,188.31 | $136.00–$1,284.92 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Pbb Menb-4c Recombnt Prot & Outer Memb Vesic Va | $831.82 | $1,188.31 | $129.10–$1,188.31 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $230.00, median $265.50, highest $407.29 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $265.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 7 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
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.