Meningitis B vaccine (Bexsero) cost in Providence, RI
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for meningococcal B vaccine (Bexsero), 2-dose schedule: from $317.73 to $337.02, with a median of $327.38. The lowest listed price is at Rhode Island Hospital — $9.65 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $327.38 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 90620, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 MENINGOCOCCAL GROUP B VACCINE (BEXSERO) 0.5ML IM SYRINGE [408630] | $317.73 | $317.73 | — | — | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield, RI · (401) 782-8000 Meningococcal recombinant protein and outer membrane vesicle vaccine, serogroup B (MenB-4C), for intramuscular use | $337.02 | $561.70 | $229.33 | 40% | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 PR MENB-4C RECOMBNT PRTN & OUTER MEMB VESIC VACC IM | $612.25 | $612.25 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $317.73, median $327.38, highest $337.02 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $317.73. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| Newport Hospital Newport, RIMENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE [176630] | $0.50 | file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RIMENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE [176630] | $0.50 | file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MAMENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE [176630] | $0.50 | file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MAMENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE [176630] | $0.50 | file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RIMENINGOCOCCAL B VAC,4-CMP 50 MCG-50 MCG-50 MCG-25 MCG/0.5ML IM SYRINGE [176630] | $0.50 | file |